Chipotle sales battered by widening E. coli outbreak

[HuckleB]

"A widening U.S. E. coli outbreak has slammed sales at Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, the company said on Friday, hours after federal authorities reported that people in nine states have now contracted food poisoning.

Shares in the popular burrito chain tumbled nearly 8 percent to $518 in extended trading after Chipotle warned that sales at established restaurants could drop 8 to 11 percent for the fourth quarter from a year earlier. This would be the first such decline in company history.

Investigators said the outbreak could widen again as local agencies upload data. Chipotle said in a regulatory filing that its sales could take more hits from "further developments, including potential additional announcements from federal and state health authorities."

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported related E. coli O26 illness in three new states. Forty-seven of the 52 people sickened say they ate at Chipotle before falling ill.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chipotle-mexican-ecoli-idUSKBN0TN21W20151205

[pinboy3niner]

1. Thank God it's not Olive Garden!

[HuckleB]

2. Don't you mean Dairy Queen and Baskin Robbins!

That would suck.

[KamaAina]

4. Who knows where those unlimited breadsticks have been?

[pinboy3niner]

5. I've only been there twice--30+ years ago

And both times only because I was with others who chose the restaurant. The food wasn't very good and I had no desire to visit again.

[Logical]

49. Lol, was waiting for a whine about olive garden! Nt

[Ed Suspicious]

54. Always someone eager to remind us of the horrid condition of our collective taste buds.

[Logical]

55. So true! Nt

[Ptah]

6. Are Burger King and Dairy Queen married?

[pinboy3niner]

12. And Sweet Baby Ray making BBQ sauce

[Logical]

51. Lol, the DU food snobs crack me up! Nt

[HuckleB]

3. Boston Chipotle Shut Down Due To Possible E. Coli Outbreak

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/12/07/boston-college-chipotle-illness/

[Tab]

28. I just saw that news

Now it's getting close to home...

I wonder where our local shipper is? We're only an hour away.

[KamaAina]

48. Chipotle is now saying that was norovirus

you know, the one that Carnival Cruise Lines throws in for free with your cruise package.

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_29217568/chipotle-norovirus-likely-sickened-boston-students

Chipotle said it believes norovirus is to blame for sickening students at Boston College who reported "gastrointestinal symptoms" after eating at the chain.

The company says it thinks the illnesses are an isolated incident unrelated to a multi-state outbreak of E. coli cases linked to its restaurants....

Late Monday, Chipotle said it was temporarily closing a restaurant in Boston's Cleveland Circle after Boston College said 30 of its students, including members of the men's basketball team, complained of gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at the chain. The school said it was working with health authorities to investigate the cause.

People can get norovirus from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus is very contagious and can spread quickly in places such as daycare centers and cruise ships, the agency says. Each year, it causes 19 to 21 million illnesses.

Well, that makes me feel a lot better!

[HuckleB]

50. Yikes.

A whole lot vomiting going on these days!

I'll just wave.

[GusBob]

61. If it was a norovirus, it seems as if it would be more wide spread

than just people who ate at the restaurant, it would be out in the community and school due to it being contagious


not an expert just saying it seems that way to me

[REP]

10. I've always called it Shitpotle

But that's because I hate cilantro. Looks like I was more right than I realized.

[KamaAina]

11. It tastes like soap to you, doesn't it?

That's a genetic thing that affects about 20 percent of people, sort of like the gene Republican Stepdad has that makes his pee stink after he eats asparagus.

[HuckleB]

14. It appears to be a little of both.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-asparagus-makes-your-urine-smell-49961252/?no-ist


"...

On the whole, the evidence is mixed. Initially, a pair of studies conducted in the 1980s with participants from France and Israel found that everyone produced the characteristic scent, and that a minority of people were simply unable to smell it. People with the ability to detect the scent, though, were able to smell it even in the urine of those who couldn’t smell it, indicating that the differences were rooted in perception, not production.

More recent studies, though, suggest the issue is a bit more complicated. The most recent study, from 2010, found that differences existed between individuals in both the production and detection of the scent.

Overall, scientists now conclude that most of the difference is in perception—that is, if your urine doesn’t seem to smell any differently after you eat asparagus, it’s likely that you simply can’t perceive the sulfurous compounds’ foul odor, but there’s a small chance it’s because your body digests asparagus in a way that reduces the concentration of these chemicals in your urine.

It’s still unclear why some people don’t produce the smell, but we do seem to have a clear explanation of why some people don’t perceive it. In 2010, the genetic sequencing company 23andMe conducted a study in which they asked nearly 10,000 customers if they noticed any scent in their urine after eating asparagus, and looked for genetic similarities among those who couldn’t. This peculiarity—which you might consider useful if you eat asparagus frequently—appears to stem from a single genetic mutation, a switched base-pair among a cluster of 50 different genes that code for olfactory receptors.

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[REP]

23. I have the "smell" gene

However, the asparagus pee smell - and skunk musk - is not noxious to me. I can smell asparagus pee quite well; mine and others; I have an exceptionally keen sense of smell. I just don't find it that offensive.

I can also nearly almost accurately guess which organism has caused my most recent kidney infection by scent.

[mrdmk]

58. The ex wife used to give the dogs asparagus as a treat, as a group they would eat anything

Later, on their respective walks, I would wonder, 'what is that smell!' With a eyeball on dog number one I think, oh yeah, we all had asparagus for dinner. All three of them, it would be that same smell. Great...


/

[REP]

16. It tastes like a soured, mildewed soapy dishrag smells

Not just soap, but a soured, mildewy taste. Oddly enough, the seeds taste fine but the green parts:

[Kali]

36. interesting

(we meet for the second time today woo ooo ooo)

I love cilantro but coriander seeds kind of gag me. they are ok mixed with other spice, like for curry but I don't care to just chew on them.

I have the sensitive smell thing too, and skunk is fine ( ) as long as it is further than 20 feet away. when I can feel the oil in my mouth it is too damn close (and there is one out on the back porch as I write this )

[REP]

63. I use ground coriander

Whole seeds would a bit too much.

We have a family of skunks under our deck. In the spring, there's always a new crop of kittens, and they have poor scent control, and go off randomly - right next to us (we pet the "wild" skunks - they're pretty friendly). Doesn't bother me. We put our coffee grounds on the roses, and apparently the skunks eat them because they all have very coffee-accented musk.

The raccoons DGAF about skunk musk, either; I've seen a skunk unload right in the face of a raccoon who wouldn't leave the skunk's food alone. Raccoon just kept on eating. When an adult is spraying for real, though, you can smell it all through the house.

[JI7]

18. the cilantro rice is one of the the things i like best there

[HuckleB]

21. It's fine, but it's what sucks people in to mediocre food.

[JI7]

25. i like a variety of foods. sometimes i crave taco bell

and the best mexican food from somewhere else wont satisfy the craving for the crappy taco bell burrito or taco or whatever.

[REP]

24. Cilantro tastes to me like a soured, soapy dishrag smells

So you can see why I'm not a fan.

[JI7]

27. yeah, that would suck, i'm glad i don't have that gene

[Liberal_in_LA]

34. Tasty soap

[mrdmk]

59. Cilantro gives me a headache, seems to be in lot of food these days here in Southern California

Been to Chipotle once, was not that great. The food prep was one of the reasons, felt unsanitary to me...


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[NightWatcher]

17. Why is anyone still eating there?

[HuckleB]

19. I don't know why anyone ever ate at the bland burrito house.

Oh, wait. I think I just explained it.

Shoot.

Please don't.

[JI7]

20. because no more waiting in long lines

[HuckleB]

29. Why are you waiting in long lines?

[JI7]

31. for the cilantro rice

[HuckleB]

32. Is it that hard to find where you are?

Damn.

[JI7]

35. yes , if you want it with the chipotle guacamole and corn salsa

[HuckleB]

38. What the...? Dude. Nice chain talk.

[Bonx]

47. People like different things.

it's ok. We'll all get through this.

[GummyBearz]

22. Chicken burritos are worth the risk

nom nom nom nom

[NightWatcher]

26. Go to Moe's. Burritos without squirty poops for a week

And fewer douchebags

[GummyBearz]

44. I've never heard of Moe's

And I don't get squirty poops after eating chipotle burritos

[bullwinkle428]

62. Moe's is more expensive, gives you smaller portions, and the taste is

inferior to Chipotle. A Moe's franchise opened maybe 2-3 months ago in my area, and I tried them once just after they opened. The Chipotle E. Coli issues might attract enough scared customers to them for a little while, but I'll continue to stick with Chipotle until I see evidence that things aren't changing for the better.

[LanternWaste]

56. Most likely, because many people enjoy different things than you may.

Most likely, because many people enjoy different things than you may.

[Snobblevitch]

30. Years ago, I got a small paper bag that was

esstionally, a coupon (it was printed on a paper bag) for a free burrito from Chipolte. When I arrived back home, I went to a Chipole location, got a burrito, and presented the coupon/bag at checkout. The mabager was called. After a short time after they were dicussing the matter, I said thanks and left. It wad ok, but is more food than I usually want.

[Liberal_in_LA]

33. I witnessed the drop in sales. Saturday I was only customer in one that would normally be packed

Busy los angeles corner. No customers but me.

[dilby]

37. I ate at Chipotle one time and didn't see the appeal.

Was just blah and with so many better place to eat downtown by my work I never went back. Hopefully they can figure this out, their Oregon and Washington stores were shut down for a while and they never found the culprit.

[HuckleB]

42. Exactly. -eom-

[951-Riverside]

39. This is what they get for banning the guns

If a good cook had a gun, he or she "could of" shot these little E. Coli bastards before they started spreading.

[HuckleB]

40. I guess you're just trying to be funny, but I'm not really sure.

[demosincebirth]

41. I wonder why they call it a "mexican grill?"

[Chan790]

43. the fact that both the quality and servings have decreased precipitously in the past year...

hasn't helped.

[GummyBearz]

45. They offset that by raising the prices

wait... hmm, that doesn't seem right

[Chan790]

46. It's kind of crazy.

The price of my veggie burrito bowl has increased by $1, it's about 2/3 the size it used to be and the quality has gone from best in industry to about what I'd expect from McDonald's if they jumped into the "mission-style burrito" market.

[liberal N proud]

52. For the first time you can go to Chipoltle and not stand in line for 20 minutes

Too bad, because the flavor was worth the wait.

[HuckleB]

53. Sanctimony will always bite a company back.

Chipotle has chosen baseless demonization of safe foods as a marketing strategy. It's not ethical, and it shouldn't surprise anyone that it's customers leave, ASAP. When your customers were driven there based on fear mongering, they're going to leave at first sign of a scare.

Nevermind that the switch to non-GMO ingredients is actually bad for the environment.
http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2015/05/what-does-chipotles-switch-to-non-gmo-ingredients-mean-for-pesticide-use/

[Ed Suspicious]

57. This is your cause, huh - the defense and promotion of

gmo foods at every turn?

[HuckleB]

60. The defense of science and the environment is my cause.

Do you support anti-science propaganda that hurts the environment?