Hepatitis A illnesses linked to San Diego Chipotle now at 12
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reports six additional cases of Hepatitis A linked to possible exposure at a Chipotle restaurant in La Mesa, bringing the total number of cases to 12.
.jpg)
The County recommends that individuals who dined at the restaurant between March 1 and April 22, 2008 -- and are symptomatic for Hepatitis A -- see their physician to be screened for the illness.
Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County of San Diego Public Health Officer, said,
“Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable illness. The key to prevention also includes appropriate and frequent hand-washing."
Monty Moran, president and chief operating officer of Chipotle, said,
“We continue to partner with the County of San Diego as they investigate the cause of this illness. Employees tested to date have been negative for Hepatitis A. Our restaurant has received ‘A’ ratings in all five inspections in the last five months.”
Keep poop out of food. Wash your damn hands.
.jpeg)
The County recommends that individuals who dined at the restaurant between March 1 and April 22, 2008 -- and are symptomatic for Hepatitis A -- see their physician to be screened for the illness.Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County of San Diego Public Health Officer, said,
“Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable illness. The key to prevention also includes appropriate and frequent hand-washing."
Monty Moran, president and chief operating officer of Chipotle, said,
“We continue to partner with the County of San Diego as they investigate the cause of this illness. Employees tested to date have been negative for Hepatitis A. Our restaurant has received ‘A’ ratings in all five inspections in the last five months.”
Keep poop out of food. Wash your damn hands.
Trackbacks (0)
Links to blogs that reference this article
Trackback URL
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/admin/trackback/69303
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/admin/trackback/69303
Post A Comment / Question
Use this form to add a comment to this entry.
Send To A Friend
Use this form to send this entry to a friend via email.
Since no employee has been linked to the Hepatitis A outbreak how is it that the disease was transmitted at the fault of Chipotle La Mesa? A better probability is that a customer used the restroom and did not properly was their hands, grabbed the door handle to get out, and hence the spread of a virus. Good luck pursuing this one in a court of law.
People like me use a paper towel to grab a bathroom door handle. What do you think, everyone uses their bathroom and grabs a dirty door handle and digs in to their tacos? You're probably the manager trying to defend a place that should be shut down until Chipotle is cleared.