Norovirus Outbreak Raises Questions About Chipotle Food Safety

03:56

December 10, 2015

A man walks near a closed Chipotle restaurant on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in the Cleveland Circle neighborhood of Boston. Chipotle said late Monday that it closed the restaurant after several students at Boston College, including members of the mens basketball team, reported gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at the chain. The school said it was working with local health officials to determine the cause of the illness. (Steven Senne/AP)

Public health officials in Boston now confirm that norovirus is the bug responsible for the gastrointestinal illness that has sickened scores of people who ate at a Chipotle restaurant in Brighton. Boston College says more than 120 students are ill. Curt Nickisch from Here & Now contributor WBUR reports that outbreak is raising questions about the Chipotle's food safety practices.

Read more via WBUR

Guest

Curt Nickisch, business and technology reporter for WBUR. He tweets @CurtNickisch.

This segment aired on December 10, 2015.

Norovirus Outbreak Raises Questions About Chipotle Food Safety

Guest

Related

More from Here & Now