The toll of students sickened in Boston is now 80 and public
health officials still don’t know exactly what caused their illnesses. It might
be E. coli or it might be novovirus. Lab test results are expected soon.
The chain advertises that its meat has been raised on farms
where no antibiotics are used, that it has high animal welfare standards, etc.,
etc.
But as for food safety, the litany of
failures is impressive and depressing.
There was E. coli in its food served in Seattle, Salmonella in Minnesota, Norovirus in
California and E. coli O26 and in at least nine states.
That’s only since July.
Public health officials in Boston shut
down the Chipotle place in Cleveland Circle. Their investigation revealed an
employee worked while ill.
They also found that the cooked chicken used to make burritos,
tacos and other dishes was being kept at too low a temperature.
