45 People Have Been Infected With Salmonella Poisioning in Minnesota Linked to Chipotle Restaurants!

45 people have been infected with Salmonella Newport bacteria which is different from the cucumber outbreak I told you about a few days ago, those people were infected with Salmonella Poona. All 45 of the new cases ate at a Chipotle 4 to 7 days prior to getting sick.

Even though the exact food item that is linked with the outbreak has yet to be identified, Chipotle has changed its sourcing for the produce item under investigation. “Chipotle has been extremely proactive in collaborating with investigators to quickly control the outbreak and identify its source,” Dana Eikmeier, epidemiologist for the Foodborne Diseases Unit of the Minnesota Department of Health, says in a statement.  Awww, shoot, now I'm gonna have to stop going to Chipotle here in Sacramento. I dont want to risk it. And I really love their chicken burrito, mmmmmm it's really delicious.

Salmonella infection, or salmonellosis, causes symptoms of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever about 12 to 72 hours after exposure; for most people, it’s not dangerous, and resolve on their own in five to seven days. However, for people who are immunocompromised and for the elderly, infection can be dangerous, requiring hospitalization. 

Cucumbers are also at the heart of another Salmonella outbreak that has so far left two dead and 341 sickened. That outbreak started in July, and the affected cucumbers — distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce — are contaminated with Salmonella Poonabacteria. That outbreak affects at least 30 states.

I sure hope they find out which food item is contaminated so that I can avoid that. I just bought some bag salad at the 99 cents store, so I hope it's not lettuce. If it is the lettuce, I never get lettuce in my chicken burrito. hahahaha I dont think lettuce belongs in a burrito.