The CDC states that the death-dealing virus that causes COVID-19 spreads predominantly from person to person (P>P). A deeper dive into assessing this transmission route — and its presence in the food industry —
Continue Reading Person-to-Person sub-classes emerge in COVID-19 classifications
We learned yesterday from a U.S. Attorneys’ Office Press Release that Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. will pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related to the company’s involvement in foodborne illness outbreaks that sickened more
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: So, why whack Chipotle for $25,000,000 but only send a nasty letter to Jimmy Johns?
In what federal prosecutors say is the largest ever fine of its kind, operators of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. have agreed to pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related to foodborne illness outbreaks from
Continue Reading Chipotle agrees to pay $25 million federal fine for role in some outbreaks
CHICAGO — Oscar Garrison, senior vice president of food safety regulatory affairs for United Egg Producers, is one of the speakers at this week’s Food Safety Summit who is ending the week as a “thought
Continue Reading It’s no simple process to become a food safety ‘thought leader’
Food companies have been at the forefront of technological innovation and scientific research and development for decades upon decades. Cursory attention to the items we eat — how those items are grown, sourced, processed,
Continue Reading When is a potato washer not a potato washer? When it’s washing cantaloupes
Nearly 300 people got sick after eating at a McDonalds in Brevard, NC, in what authorities believe is a case of norovirus spread through human contact. This is different from the other recent widespread
Continue Reading Restaurant food safety is an oxymoron
Denver, we have a problem.
Despite a corporate policy of “zero tolerance” for food safety mistakes, the most infamous burrito chain in the country continues to make its customers sick. Laboratory test results announced
Continue Reading Beach Beat: Round and round Chipotle goes, where the outbreaks will end, nobody knows
On the Monday before the Chipotle Mexican Grill on Sawmill Parkway in Powell, OH, was closed for a day over a food safety scare, some lettuce was dropped in the food preparation area, picked up
Continue Reading 222 reports to crowdsourcing site links 405 illnesses to re-opened Ohio Chipotle
During my one-quarter century sabbatical from journalism, I was side-tracked for about five years with Seattle’s economic development organization. Among my responsibilities was spending money on research.
I got to hire some really smart people.
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: The Money Bet
Stockholders’ attorneys say Chipotle Mexican Grill and federal officials knew about multiple foodborne illness outbreaks linked to the restaurant chain in 2014-15, but did not inform the public.
Using Freedom of Information Act requests, the
Continue Reading Chipotle stockholders’ suit says company, CDC kept secrets
For at least the third time this year, the crowd-sourced website iwaspoisoned.com has identified a foodborne illness outbreak, this time among students who ate at a Georgia Tech dining hall.
The “North Avenue Dining Hall”
Continue Reading iwaspoisoned.com alerts officials to outbreak at Georgia Tech
