Chipotle agrees to record $25 million fine over tainted food
Source: AP
By BRIAN MELLEY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed Tuesday to pay a record $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges that it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018.
The fast food company was charged in Los Angeles federal court with two counts of violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by serving adulterated food that in some instances caused outbreaks of norovirus, which causes diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal cramps, at restaurants. The virus is spread easily by people mishandling food.
The company admitted that poor safety practices, such as not keeping food at proper temperatures to prevent pathogen growth, sickened customers in Los Angeles and nearby Simi Valley, as well as Boston, Sterling, Virginia, and Powell, Ohio.
The Newport Beach, California-based company will avoid conviction by continuing to institute a better food safety program.
A Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant is seen at the Simi Valley Town Center, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Simi Valley, Calif. Federal prosecutors say Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay a record $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges that it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018. The fast food company was charged Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court with two counts of violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by serving adulterated food. The charges stem from outbreaks of norovirus, which causes diarrhea, at Chipotle restaurants. The virus is easily transmitted by infected food food workers. The Newport Beach, California-based company will avoid conviction by improving its food safety. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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And Janeway was tougher than Sisko and Picard!
I find their recipes to be mind-numbingly boring, flavor-wise.
Salsas ... so boring.
Beans & Rice ... REALLY boring.
Marinades/spices on their meats? Don't even get me started. So generic and flavorless to me.
I don't like their chips with the weird limey flavoring.
I don't like the flavor of their Crema.
I don't like that you can't just get Jack cheese, the only option is a mix with cheddar in it. Even Taco Bell will give me white cheese on my regular tacos.
Bottom-line, I'm never NOT disappointed when I eat there, which is rare. Only happens when I decide to give them another chance in case they've improved their recipes somehow.
Their guac, however, ain't too bad. Too bad their chips suck.
No offense to the people who like it. It's not like it's bad food as such, it's just not to my taste. Not that Qdoba is great, but I'd definitely rather go there, if I must eat at a joint like that.
