Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Boston reopened on Saturday, Dec. 26 after city health officials permitted the restaurant to be back in business.
According to Reuters, Chipotle branch near Boston College sickened more than 130 people linking to norovirus outbreak. The incident happened early December which caused the restaurant to be closed.
Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold said in an email that Chipotle around Boston's Cleveland Circle returned to its normal operation on Saturday.
The outbreak caused to sicken most of Boston College students earlier this month. The norovirus outbreak, also known as food poisoning, can be easily passed on by touching the contaminated surfaces infected by contaminated foods then carried out to one's mouth, nose or eyes.
Poor sanitation of the area can lead to quick contamination of the foods. Some indications of norovirus include vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps which can last from two to eight days.
Meanwhile, Boston health official conducted a thorough inspection around the city and found two more health code violations of Chipotle restaurants in another location, Mashable reported.
Chipotle Boston restaurant passed the health check and was approved to reopen early last week. The restaurant was reopened on Saturday instead due to three days delay caused by an isolated water leak.
William "Buddy" Christopher Jr., chief city health inspector, had lunch at Chipotle on Monday to display the safety of the restaurant, Boston Herald reported.
"The Chipotle is probably the best place to eat right now because it's the cleanest place in Boston," Christopher told the publication. "They have a clean bill of health."
The incident which took place at the burrito chain in Boston plummeted the company's stock price. However, the management anticipated the report of the restaurant's dropped shares.
The all-time low dropped in sales of Chipotle was the first time in almost ten years.
The plague in Chipotle Boston food chain is the latest among the other norovirus outbreaks reported in the country.
