“It is almost always the cover-up rather than the event that causes trouble.” -Howard Baker, Republican of Tennessee
California law is pretty clear. The state has a mandatory notification requirement for the manager or person-in-charge of a food establishment to immediately file a report with the local environmental health agency
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: It’s Always the Cover-Up
Last month when they were going through their petulant period with too many outbreaks on their hands, the boys at Chipotle Mexican Grill were even complaining about the reporting practices by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. They did not like the trailing nature inherent
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: A Modest Suggestion
An official chronology of the Simi Valley, CA, norovirus outbreak involving Chipotle Mexican Grill customers and employees, which has been obtained by Food Safety News, shows that there were far more victims than were reported at the time. The report reveals that the Simi Valley outbreak was larger than any
Continue Reading Chipotle’s First Norovirus Outbreak in California was Larger Than Boston College’s
As of Tuesday night, 99 people were reported sick after eating at a Chipotle restaurant in Simi Valley, CA last week. Ventura County Public Health tells Food Safety News that 82 customers and 17 employees were sickened on Aug. 18 and 19. A number of people went to the ER,
Continue Reading Update: 99 Sickened After Eating at Southern CA Chipotle Restaurant
