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In Ohio, the Columbus Dispatch reports that “the number of victims of a possible food-borne illness outbreak at a Chipotle store in Powell has reached 683 according to the Delaware General Health District,” though officials have not yet determined exactly what made them sick.

“Initial stool-sample testing done by the Ohio Department of Health came back negative for Salmonella, E.coli, Shigella and norovirus,” the story says. “Tests on food from the store are ongoing.”

According to the Dispatch, “Customers reported symptoms such as vomiting, nausea, headaches and abdominal pain that lasted several days. The outbreak appears to have affected some of the people who ate food at the store from July 26 through July 29 … The latest illness outbreak for the Chipotle chain began Monday when website Iwaspoisoned.com broke the news of multiple reports of people sickened after eating at the Chipotle.”
KC's View:
I think it is fair to say that this is likely to put a dent in the resurgence that Chipotle recently has been enjoying since the food poisoning problems that it experienced just a couple of years ago.