Will Chipotle’s supply chain also play ball?
A press release from Chipotle just landed in my inbox – here it is in part – with some of my thoughts.
Work on Chipotle’s enhanced food safety program began immediately after reports surfaced at the end of October that linked 11 Chipotle locations in Washington and
New illnesses will be reported, but they will be illnesses that may have happened weeks ago.
Today (usually late in the afternoon) it is likely that the CDC and/or State health officials will add to the toll of the recent Chipotle E. coli O26 outbreak (already 45) and the more recent Costco Taylor Farms E.
As December 2nd, a total of 192 ill people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- (188) and Salmonella Infantis (4) were reported from five states. The number of ill people reported from each state was as follows: Alaska (1), California (2), Idaho (2), Oregon (3), and Washington (184). Most of the ill
Today Taylor Farms Pacific announced that it is recalling celery and onion mix because they may include celery, which could potentially contain E. coli 0157:H7. The products are being recalled due to a celery and onion diced blend testing positive for E. coli O157:H7 in a sample taken by the Montana Department of Health. The
Cross-contamination between raw meat and mousse ingredients likely cause.
The Washoe County Health District believes that the E. coli O157:H7 contamination of the desserts (chocolate mousse) manufactured at Reno Provisions resulted from cross-contamination that occurred during the dessert’s production. According to Health District officials the food manufacturer has cooperated fully with investigators. The source of
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Ouch!
Forty-five people infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 have been reported from 6 states. The majority of illnesses have been reported from Washington and Oregon. The number of ill people reported from each state is as follows: California (2), Minnesota (2), New York (1), Ohio (1), Oregon (13), and Washington (26).
Among people
On November 18, 2015, The Food Safety Law Firm, Marler Clark LLP filed a class action lawsuit against the fast-food corporation, Jascor, Inc. d/b/a McDonald’s Restaurant. The plaintiff, Christopher Welch, a Waterloo, New York resident, is a victim of hepatitis A virus (HAV) exposure after eating at the 2500 Mound Road, Waterloo location of McDonald’s
Although public health official have given no “official” explanation for the drop in E. coli O26 cases linked to Chipotle restaurants in Oregon and Washington, I assume that the 13 deducted did not eat at Chipotle at all or did not eat at one of the several restaurants implicated during the outbreak time frame. In
