Grillin' in the C-Suite at Chipotle; second subpoena served up By Coral Beach  Chicken isn't the only thing on the grill at Chipotle. Less than 24 hours after telling investors about their bright future, Chipotle Mexican Grill executives revealed that they have received another federal Grand Jury subpoena related to "company-wide food safety matters dating back to Jan. 1, 2013. Federal officers served the most recent subpoena on... Continue Reading
EU to set acrylamide benchmarks in 2018: Don't burn the toast By Dan Flynn  The European Union and the United States are taking different approaches to a fairly recently discovered chemical that's been in food as long as men and women have been cooking with fire. By 2018, Europe will likely be enforcing mandatory limits on acrylamide in food. In 2016 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration came out with non-binding... Continue Reading
Importer finally recalls papayas linked to deadly outbreak By Coral Beach  A week after Maryland officials issued a public warning linking Caribeña brand maradol papayas to a Salmonella outbreak, produce distributor Grande Produce LLC finally went public with a recall of the implicated fruit. In the company's recall notice, posted late Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration, Grande Produce of San Juan, TX, reported it... Continue Reading
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For the second time in less than a year a fish tank in a grocery store is believed to be the source of infection in Seattle, this time requiring a man to be hospitalized. On Tuesday Seattle-King County Public Health reported that a King County resident who cut his hand while preparing fresh fish from a grocery... 
