So, I went to the Chipotle around the corner from my house yesterday to find that it was closed. As I stepped out of my car, some lady asked if I was headed to Chipotle and told me that it was closed today due to "operational issues." She gave me a card for a free burrito and sent me on my way. Later that day, my roommate told me he saw Health Inspectors in there the day before snapping photos of the workers and the establishment.
Today, I come to find out it was closed because it had suffered a Hepatitis A outbreak. 6 people have contracted the disease between March 1 and April 22 with the only thing connecting them is the fact that they ate at this particular La Mesa location.
I have also eaten there many, many times and now I have to go get checked to make sure I Chipotle didn't give me Hepatitis A.
Just thought I'd let you guys know.
Here is a link with more information: http://foodpoisoning.pritzkerlaw.com/archives/hepatitis-a-6-people-with-hepatitis-a-ate-at-chipotle-in-la-mesa-california.html
Hope to find out more information on this, please help.
Thanks.Well, if you trust Wikipedia more than you do your doctor, then you shouldn't worry too much if you burrito did actually give you hepatitis A. It probably won't kill you, or permanently damage your liver, you'll just feel awful for a while. Which is good news, because the number of people infected rose to twelve, according to NBC in San Diego. Oh, and applause to the Chipotle employee who technically didn't lie when she told our tipster the place was closed for "operational issues". Having the health department shut you down does tend to get in the way of your day to day operations.
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link: [en.wikipedia.org]
]]>Since illegal immigrants don't undergo such a screening, they can bring in diseases that are uncommon in the United States. Chagas, for example, is common in South and Central America, but was historically uncommon in the United States. The number of domestic cases are now increasing in frequency due to the tide of illegal immigrants.
Like Tallanvor said, though - Hep A is a fairly ubiquitous disease so automatically tossing the illegal immigrant card may not be advisable.
]]>I'm one of the unlucky people who have had Hep A. It was around 20 years ago now, but it definitely was not good. The time I was actually sick wasn't that bad - it was much like a somewhat mild version of the flu for me, except that it lasted a good week. Unfortunately, it also left me with a depressed immune system which took about 6 years to recover. --I was generally in the doctor's office around once a month until after my first semester of high school. Of course, since then, I maybe get the flu every few years and a bad cold once a year.
Still, it's not something I recommend to anyone. If you haven't done so already, get vaccinated so you don't have to worry about it!
]]>Now I know it was a good move.
It's a good move to you, too, if you eat outside of the commercial trough.
No scratch that. If you eat anywhere lest you grow it and cook it yourself.
]]>GOOD IDEA!
]]>"Sounds like they are just trying to give you the most realistic Mexican dining experience possible."
Lol! Awesome.
]]>I am a current Chipotle employee, and we want you to know that the safety and well-being of our customers is our highest priority. 100% of our crew and managers at our La Mesa restaurant were tested by the health department and 100% of them are clean. All of them have been cleared by the health department to return to work. Additionally, this restaurant has been inspected by the health department five times in the last five months, including two inspections in the last week, and received A grades (or excellent) in each inspection, and is open for normal business.
And while the health department has not yet reached a conclusion to the source of the hepatitis A cases, we'll continue to work with them and help them with whatever they ask of us.
- Joe Stupp, Chipotle
]]>Note the Center for disease control estimates that the incidences of Hep A have gone down throught the years [www.cdc.gov]
About 32,000 supposedly.
"Oh my god, how can you eat fast food? It's so bad for you! NOM NOM NOM CHIPOTLE 1200 CALORIE BURRITO GOOD"
]]>good then for TB, but for the other contageous diseases?....
ANd illegal aliens DO bring in contageous diseases with them.
And illegals DO seem to be taking a lot of the fast food jobs that were mostly filled by teens years ago.
just sayin....
]]>NIBBLES!!
]]>Shame on this guy for eating at a Californian Chipolte in the first place. You can do much better than that trash.
]]>Shame on this guy for eating Chipotle in California in the first place. You can do much better that that trash.
]]>Ha-Ha!! O.K. all you Chipotle fanbois out there, let's see you try to spin this one!
]]>* Fatigue
* Fever
* Abdominal pain
* Nausea
* Diarrhea
* Appetite loss
* Depression
* Jaundice, a yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes
* Sharp pains in the right-upper quadrant of the abdomen
* Weight loss
Sounds like they are just trying to give you the most realistic Mexican dining experience possible.
]]>Delicious, yes, but healthy they are not. A standard burrito (black beans, rice, sour cream, cheese, and one of the meats) starts at 1108 calories, 42 grams of fat, and 2981 mg (!!!) of sodium (that's 127% of the RDA).
]]>The good thing about chipotle being partialy owned by mcdonalds is that when stuff like this happens, I blame the McDonalds genes. The naturally raised animals...that there is Chipotle's mom's genes.
Then again, I belive McDonalds walked out on them once they proved to be compitition.
]]>The number of people who have contracted the Hepatitis A from the La Mesa Chipotle is now 18. That's a pretty serious outbreak.
]]>LOL!
]]>I'm also guessing that the immigration status of the work doesn't affect how contagious the disease they have is.
]]>and the link with more info is a posting from a law firm soliciting victims?
]]>@forgottenpassword: (pardon the typo)
And IF it happened.... I would SUE SUE SUE!!!!!!!!!
]]>since i eat out at fasty food places a lot ....this is one of my worst fears. Catching TB (or some other contageous & uncurable disease)by some illegal alien fast food worker coughing on my Arby's roast beef.
]]>Does Hep A cost extra at Chipolte?
Because I really need some.Goes great with the Ecoli....
]]>400 people ill in Ohio last month from eating at Chipotle...[www.recordpub.com]
]]>After hearing why it was closed I wonder how many will actually redeem the free burrito coupons.
I would but thats only because I love me some burrito's beyond normal reasoning.
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