63 sickened since Summer – CDC to update final reports on outbreak 2 and 3 shortly.
Outbreak 1 – 5 ill: In early August 2015, Public Health Seattle King County (PHSKC) investigated an outbreak of E. coli O157 that occurred among five patrons of Chipotle Mexican Grill located at 1415 Broadway in Seattle, Washington. Illness
Snapp’s Ferry Packing Company, an Afton, Tenn. establishment, is recalling approximately 410 pounds of beef product that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The ground beef item was produced on Nov. 20, 2015. The following product is subject to recall:
5-lb.
James Stewart of the New York Times today wrote: “Chipotle’s New Mantra: Safe Food, Not Just Fresh” and it reminded of my 12 suggestions to Mr. Ells that I posted a few weeks ago. It is good to see that Chipotle is getting a bit closer to adopting all of the ideas I suggested to
Suzanne Kiner passed away late last week. During her daughter’s E. coli illness in 1993 she never left the hospital for over six months and seldom left her daughter’s bedside. She willed her daughter to survive and to recover as much as the E. coli bacteria would allow.
I will always be humbled and honored
I think Mike Adams, the “Health Ranger,” thought he might be helping Chipotle with his recent post: “ANALYSIS: Chipotle is a victim of corporate sabotage… biotech industry food terrorists are planting e.coli (sic) in retaliation for restaurant’s anti-GMO menu.”
Although, I understand that people might want to deflect blame/responsibility away, however, blaming one, or six,
The local Boston CBS station reports that the Boston Chipotle linked to over 150 cases of Norovirus will likely open again within days. However, a public health official said the Chipotle manager has been fired from the restaurant as a result of the outbreak.
Chipotle has had six foodborne illness outbreaks in the last six
Since the last CDC update on December 4, one more ill person has been reported from Pennsylvania bringing the total to 53 in nine states.
Fifty-three people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O26 have been reported from nine states. The majority of illnesses have been reported from Washington and Oregon during October
Public health officials approved Chipotle Mexican Grill in Seattle’s South Lake Union to reopen on Friday. The restaurant was shut down on Thursday after repeated food safety violations including temperature control problems.
Public Health officials said the fast-food chain located at 212 Westlake Ave. N had received red violations on three consecutive visits, including the
California – 3
Illinois – 1
Maryland -1
Minnesota – 2
New York – 1
Ohio – 3
Oregon – 13
Pennsylvania – 1
Washington – 27
The CDC, the FDA and public health officials in several states are investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 (STEC O26) infections. As of December 2,
On November 24, 2015 the Montana Public Health Laboratory reported that it tested a sample of celery and onion diced blend produced by Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc. that was collected from a Costco store in Montana and preliminary results indicated the presence of E. coli O157:H7. As a result of the preliminary laboratory results, Taylor
