Chipotle's E. Coli outbreaks are over, CDC says

The CDC has declared it safe to eat at Chipotle.
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Burrito lovers everywhere can now stand in line for their fix with decidedly less shame. Chipotle's E. coli outbreaks "appear to be over," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

The agency is closing its investigation of two separate outbreaks thought to be linked to the burrito chain. The newest illness reported to the CDC started Dec. 1. Across both outbreaks, 60 people were infected. None of them have died.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.