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3 More States Linked To Chipotle E.Coli Cases

DENVER (CBS4)- Three new states have been added to the E.coli cases linked to Denver-based Chipotle restaurants.

Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania have cases linked to the outbreak in six states and 45 illnesses since November.

The majority of the illnesses have been in Oregon and Washington, where cases were initially reported at the end of October. Cases have now also been reported in California, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill (credit: CBS)

Of the 52 people infected, the CDC says 47 reported eating at a Chipotle restaurant the week before the illness started. The agency has not yet determined the ingredient that made people sick.

People usually get sick from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, the bacteria commonly associated with foodborne outbreaks, for two to eight days after swallowing the germ, according to the CDC. Most infected people get diarrhea and abdominal cramps.

Chipotle, which is known for touting the quality of its ingredients, also said Friday it was tightening its food standards. It said it hired IEH Laboratories in Seattle to help improve its procedures and that it would implement testing of all produce before it is shipped to restaurants.

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