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Chipotle and Sweetgreen have beef over a chicken burrito bowl—now it's going to court

7:29pm April 05, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Chipotle argues that Sweetgreen is attempting to profit off of the burrito chain's near-identical, directly competitive and well-known "Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl."

Chipotle To Retrain Employees After Latest Outbreak Of Food Poisoning

10:22am August 17, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The announcement comes after health officials said an outbreak last month that sickened nearly 650 customers in Ohio was caused by a type of bacteria that thrives in food kept warm for long periods.

A Chipotle restaurant in Sterling, Va., was temporarily closed. This sign is from a location in Fairfax, Va.

Chipotle Stock Dips After Some Va. Customers Report Illness

8:19pm July 18, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Chipotle temporarily closed a Sterling, Va., restaurant to sanitize it. A company representative told NPR that the reported symptoms were consistent with norovirus.

A Chipotle restaurant in Union Station in Washington, D.C. The company's food-safety troubles have provoked quite a bit of schadenfreude in the rest of the food industry.

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Chipotle's Food-Safety Woes? Don't Expect Sympathy From Rest Of Industry

9:09am February 13, 2016

by Dan Charles

Chipotle has scorned some mainstream farming practices, like GMOs and antibiotics. Now the fast-casual chain is taking hits over food safety, and past targets of its attacks are taking revenge.

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A Chipotle Mexican Grill employee prepares a burrito for a customer in Seattle. The CDC believes the two recent E. coli outbreaks at Chipotle restaurants are over.

E. Coli Outbreaks At Chipotle Restaurants 'Appear To Be Over,' CDC Says

5:47pm February 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Two E. coli outbreaks infected at least 60 people in 14 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't been able to determine the source of the infections.

A passerby walks past a Chipotle restaurant in Seattle in November that closed following one of two E.coli outbreaks that sickened scores of people.

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Chipotle Faces A Criminal Investigation Into Its Handling Of A Norovirus Outbreak

2:23pm January 06, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

More than 200 employees and customers were sickened last August at a restaurant in California. A grand jury subpoena requires Chipotle to produce a range of documents in connection with the outbreak.

A sign saying "we hope to be opening soon" is pictured outside a new Chipotle Mexican Grill location at University Village in Seattle in November.

After Chipotle Outbreaks, Will 'Food With Integrity' Still Resonate?

7:04pm January 05, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

Chipotle's rise was fueled in part by its image as a healthy, ethical choice. After foodborne illnesses sickened hundreds, analysts say it won't be easy for the chain to win back customers' trust.

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A Chipotle Mexican Grill was closed in Boston on Tuesday. According to a Boston College spokesman, 120 students have gotten sick after eating at the fast-food chain.

Health & Safety

Chipotle Faces Another Foodborne Illness Outbreak, This Time In Boston

7:58pm December 09, 2015

by Dan Charles

Outbreaks of foodborne illness are ruining the holiday spirit for Chipotle. The latest cases erupted over the past few days among students at Boston College.

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Microbiologist Mi Kang works to identify a strain of E. coli from a specimen in a lab at the Washington State Department of Health on Tuesday in Shoreline, Wash.

CDC Investigating As E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Chipotle Sickens 39

12:23pm November 05, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Thirty-nine people have been sickened with the same strain of E. coli in Washington and Oregon. Fourteen have been hospitalized. Most reported eating at several Chipotle locations before falling ill.

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Amid E. Coli Outbreak, Chipotle Closes 43 Restaurants In Washington, Oregon

2:23pm November 02, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

At least 22 people have been infected with E. coli, some of whom reported eating at Chipotle restaurants in the two states. This is the chain's third food-contamination outbreak since August.