--- description: State health officials believe a contaminated ingredient was the culprit title: Minnesota Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Chipotle image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Food Safety](/tag/food-safety/) ## Food Safety Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Minnesota Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Chipotle by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 11, 2015 9:51 PM CUT by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 11, 2015 9:51 PM CUT Minnesota health officials have [linked](http://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-chipotle/326499341/ "undefined") several Chipotle franchises in the state to a recent outbreak of salmonella. Some 45 people have fallen ill, with five hospitalized, but the Minnesota Department of Health says eating at the Mexican-themed restaurant is now safe. Officials have identified the possible ingredient and swapped it out, according to the Minnesota _Star Tribune_. Infections were mostly limited to South-Eastern Minnesota, including Chipotle franchises in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area. The outbreak could have been much larger, officials say, but taking action early gives them a good chance of catching cases that haven’t developed. A salmonella infection can cause diarrhea, stomach pains and fever. According to the CDC, some 400,000 cases are reported every year in the US. Around one in four require hospitalization. \[[Minnesota _Star Tribune_](http://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-chipotle/326499341/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4032218/chipotle-minnesota-salmonella-outbreak/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4032218/chipotle-minnesota-salmonella-outbreak/"},"headline":"Minnesota Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Chipotle","datePublished":"2015-09-11T21:51:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:53:26.350Z","description":"State health officials believe a contaminated ingredient was the culprit","url":"https://time.com/4032218/chipotle-minnesota-salmonella-outbreak/","keywords":["Food Safety","Salmonella"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/food-safety/","name":"Food Safety"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4032218/chipotle-minnesota-salmonella-outbreak/","name":"Minnesota Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Chipotle"}}]}] ```