Several Boston College athletes have fallen ill, and the school blames the chain.
Chipotle's foodborne nightmare continues. Nothing's official yet, but the national E. coli outbreak linked to the burrito chain may have spread to Massachusetts. Several athletes at Boston College have fallen ill and all say they've recently eaten at Chipotle, reports SB Nation's BC Interruption. The school's medical staff has emailed students to warn them against eating at the restaurant.
An email sent out earlier today to all the BC athletes. General population got one a couple hours later. http://pic.twitter.com/Ss0uQZdyMA
— Michael Sullivan (@SullyHeights) December 7, 2015
That email was first sent to BC athletes, then to the entire student body. Eight Boston College basketball players were held out of the Eagles' game on Sunday due to food poisoning, but coaches now tell BC Interruption they are actually "confirmed to have E. coli." The illnesses appear to be linked to a single location on the school's campus, and that restaurant has been shut down, according to Boston's local CBS affiliate. A Chipotle spokesperson told CBS, "We do not have any evidence to suggest that this incident is related the previous E. coli incident. There are no confirmed cases of E. coli connected to Chipotle in Massachusetts."
In its most recent update on the situation, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed the outbreak has spread to nine states, and at least 52 people have been sickened. Officials still haven't determined the cause of the outbreak. Chipotle's public health disaster began in the Pacific Northwest and resulted in the temporary shutter of 43 locations in Oregon and Washington last month. Those restaurants have since reopened, but good news for the chain was short lived as more E. coli cases were reported 10 days later.
Eater has reached out to Chipotle and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for more information.
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