Yesterday (Dec. 21) U.S. health officials said they were investigating a new wave of E. coli cases linked to Chipotle’s restaurants. All of those sickened reported eating at a specific Chipotle restaurant either in Oklahoma or Kansas between November 18th and November 26th.
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“Because it is not known if these infections are related to the larger, previously reported outbreak of STEC 026 infections [E.coli], these illnesses are not being included in the case count for that outbreak”. Imagine if a rogue supplier has knowingly or recklessly supplied Chipotle with E. Coli tainted ingredients as a way of saving money hoping that no one would trace it back to them. This investigation is ongoing.
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Chipotle is working with the CDC, FDA, and state health officials to investigate. Investigators also have to identify the source of the illness, which is all information that has to be collected manually. “We have indicated before that we expected that we may see additional cases stemming from this, and CDC is now reporting some additional cases”, he confessed.
Chipotle is implementing several changes to the way in which food is prepared amid recent E. coli and norovirus outbreaks.
It has said it will increase testing of produce before it is shipped to restaurants and improve employee training, among other changes.
In its annual report the company said its use of fresh ingredients rather than frozen and traditional stovetop cooking, rather than automated, put it at greater risk than competitors like McDonalds.
“When you’re given a project like this, you look at the universe of hazards”, said Mansour Samadpour of IEH Laboratories as mentioned by NBC News.
Usually, the germ causes severe diarrhea, often bloody, and abdominal cramps two to eight days after a person eats contaminated food. As much as 15% of those affected by E.coli develop a type of kidney failure – among these individuals, the chances of dying can be as high as one in 20.
An outbreak is considered to be over when there are no more new cases of the illness than health officials would expect in a normal population.
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Analyst John Ivankoe dropped the company from “Overweight” to “Neutral”, saying consumers were going to think twice before eating at Chipotle after the latest outbreak. In an apparently unrelated outbreak, dozens of Boston College students fell ill with norovirus after dining at a Chipotle location. Salmonella-tainted tomatoes at 22 outlets in Minnesota sickened 64 people in August and September, and nine were hospitalized.
