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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL AGREES TO PAY $25 MILLION FINE AND ENTER A DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT TO RESOLVE CHARGES RELATED TO FOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAKS

Bill Marler

Chipotle also agreed to pay the $25 million criminal fine, the largest ever in a food safety case, as part of the DPA. In July 2018, approximately 647 people who dined at a Chipotle restaurant in Powell, Ohio reported illness related to Clostridium perfringens , a pathogen that grows rapidly when food is not held at appropriate temperatures.

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New food safety laws take effect in Texas

Food Safety News

The 88th Texas Legislature passed two bills impacting food establishments with Sept. The new laws benefit the 55,000 food service establishments in the Lone Star State that employ more than 1.4 This is similar to language in the 2017 FDA Food Code, Section 6-201.17(B): 1 implementation dates.