Chipotle to reopen all 43 outlets closed after outbreak of E coli
A total of 43 restaurants were closed after a number of people got ill
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Your support makes all the difference.Officials behind Chipotle restaurants said it would reopen all 43 outlets in the Seattle and Portland areas that it closed after E. coli food poisoning sickened some people who had eaten at eight Chipotle restaurants in those areas.
Health officials have concluded that there is no ongoing risk from this incident, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc said on Tuesday.
Reuters said that all of of Chipotle’s 43 outlets in those areas have been closed since October 31.
The company said all its outlets had tested negative for E. Coli and they would reopen in the coming days.
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