E. Coli source at Chipotle possibly linked to produce

Newsroom Staff November 3, 2015

Last Updated: November 5, 2015

(KGW) An E. coli episode that has led to the temporary closure of 43 Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants in Oregon and Washington was likely caused by contaminated produce, an Oregon Public Health Division official said Monday.

Jonathan Modie with Oregon Public Health said that the agency has received at least 100 calls and emails from people who recently ate at a Chipotle in the state and became ill.

So far, state health officials have only confirmed three cases of diners being sickened by E. coli.