Hepatitis Outbreak Chi-Chi's to Reopen

(Center Township, Pennsylvania) The Chi-Chi's restaurant at the Beaver Valley Mall, closed since November 2nd due to a hepatitis outbreak, has been authorized to reopen by state health officials. Mark your dayplanner. At 4pm this Thursday (1/15), the restaurant will once again be serving customers.

According to health officials, Chi-Chi's was not responsible for the spread of the virus which sickened 660 people and caused three deaths. Contaminated Mexican green onions have been identified as the cause of the outbreak.

It is against the law to transport contaminated cargo into the US from Mexico, however, once across the border, illegal cargo is normally allowed to stay indefinitely and frequently provided free health care. Officials have not commented on whether the millions of illegal onions will be sent back to Mexico or just require registration.