Health department officials of DuPage County have released a report on their investigation of Los Burritos Mexicanos – the Lomard, Ill., restaurant at the center of an E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak in June. While no specific menu item was identified as the culprit, investigators did find that food handlers weren’t
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Mexican Restaurant in DuPage County Allowed to Reopen
Illinois’s DuPage County Health Department has allowed the Los Burritos Mexicanos restaurant at 1015 E. St. Charles Road in Lombard to reopen while the source a June E. coli outbreak remains a mystery. The Lombard restaurant was closed June 14, but allowed to reopen last week while local health officials
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17 Likely E. coli Cases in Illinois Mexican Restaurant Outbreak
The number of E. coli cases tied to an outbreak at Los Burritos Mexicanos in Lombard, Ill., has risen to 9 confirmed and another 8 probable, according to the DuPage County Health Department. As Food Safety News reported yesterday, the restaurant was closed on Friday for an E.
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Los Burritos Mexicanos Shut Down for E. coli Investigation
The name of the Lombard, IL restaurant closed Friday by the DuPage County Health Department did not remain a secret for even the weekend. 
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed Los Burritos Mexicanos was shut down because of its possible association with an investigation into an E. coli O157:H7
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Lombard Restaurant Investigated in Connection with E. coli Cases
Four confirmed and as many as 10 E. coli cases have been reported in DuPage County, Illinois, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. The Tribune reported that a Lombard restaurant was closed Friday after being identified as the potential source of the E. coli outbreak. The restaurant,
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