Chipotle removes jalapeños amid US salmonella outbreak investigation
Restaurant chain pulls peppers ‘out of an abundance of caution’ as salmonella outbreak sickens 110 people Chipotle said on Tuesday it had removed jalapeños from some of the chain’s restaurants after identifying the peppers as a potential ingredient tied to a salmonella outbreak, replacing them with supplies from different growers. The company said it began tracing ingredients through its supply…
Chipotle has removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants amid an investigation into a salmonella outbreak. The outbreak has sickened 110 people, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
The company said it identified jalapeños from a common lot as a potential source of the outbreak and replaced them with supplies from different growers. This was done "out of an abundance of caution," Chipotle said.
The Minnesota Department of Health reported that nearly 90% of those interviewed, 84 patients, reported eating at Chipotle from mid-June to July. CBS News reported that Chipotle pulled the peppers and replaced them with product from another grower amid the food-poisoning probe.
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