You cannot make this stuff up. Chipotle Mexican Grill just keeps on giving. The Denver burrito chain was much in the news in the last half of 2015 with its back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back outbreaks involving one pathogen or another, sickening its customers and closing stores by the cluster. Not much was left
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Stockholder seeks damages; claims Chipotle execs knew food safety was inadequate
A woman who bought 105 shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in December — after the restaurant chain was linked to six outbreaks in as many months — says the chain and its executive trio owes her and other stockholders damages. Susie Ong filed a securities action in the U.S. District…
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Federal grand jury subpoenas Chipotle records
Officials with Chipotle Mexican Grill say they will “fully cooperate” after receiving a subpoena from a federal grand jury seeking documents related to a norovirus outbreak at a restaurant in Simi Valley, Calif. The subpoena, issued in December 2015, came out of a grand jury from the U.S. District Court…
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Chipotle Outbreak Illness Count Hits 514 as CMG Stock Dives Below $500
Less than 24 hours after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta announced the existence of five cases of E. coli O26 associated with Chipotle Mexican Grill with different DNA fingerprints than others in their ongoing multiple state outbreak investigation, “CMG” stock crashed through the $500…
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As Boston College Students Recover, Chipotle Enters the ‘Fiasco Vortex’
Except for one unpleasant aspect — the lingering diarrhea — norovirus is known for coming on fast and then quickly burning out. For at least 136 victims, almost all Boston College students, their 24 to 48 hours of burning intestines and churning stomachs after eating at the now-closed Chipotle…
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Seattle Chipotle Closed For ‘Repeated Food Safety Violations’
The Chipotle Mexican Grill on South Lake Union was shut down Thursday by officials with Public Health — Seattle and King County for repeated food safety violations. The “fast casual” restaurant at 212 Westlake Ave. in Seattle was closed for receiving red violations during three consecutive inspections, according to the…
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