Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay a record $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges involving food-safety violations, the Justice Department said. The charges related to “adulterated food that sickened more than 1,100 people across the United States from 2015 to 2018,” the department said in a release. The fine is the largest “ever… Continue reading Chipotle to Pay $25 Million Fine in Federal Food-Safety Case
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Report: U.S. Food Recalls Increased 10% Over Past 5 Years
The number of food recalls has increased 10 percent over the past five years, and some happened because of “archaic” laws, a nonprofit watchdog said in a new report released Thursday. The report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, or PIRG, said recalls from crackers, to lettuce and meat increased from 2013 to 2018.… Continue reading Report: U.S. Food Recalls Increased 10% Over Past 5 Years