Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chipotle warns of sales slide as E. coli outbreak expands (Update)

Chipotle warned Friday that an outbreak of E. coli linked to its restaurants is hurting its sales and warned that if recent trends continue, it expects earnings for the current quarter to come in way below analysts' prediction. ...

Medical research

Shining light on microbial growth and death inside our guts

For the first time, scientists can accurately measure population growth rates of the microbes that live inside mammalian gastrointestinal tracts, according to a new method reported in Nature Communications by a team at the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Costco: FDA tests point toward E. coli in salad vegetables

Costco officials say testing has pointed toward a vegetable mix from a California food wholesaler as the source of E. coli in the company's chicken salad that has been linked to an outbreak that has sickened 19 people in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Number of people in latest E. coli outbreak expected to grow

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the number of people affected by an E. coli outbreak linked to Costco chicken salad will likely grow over the next few weeks, even though the product has been removed from ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

19 people ill in E. coli linked to Costco chicken salad

The strain of E. Coli linked to Costco chicken salad that has sickened 19 people in seven states is more likely to be life-threatening than a recent foodborne illness that led to the closure of some Chipotle restaurants in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Outside Chipotle outbreak, foodborne illness a wider problem

Chipotle is preparing to reopen its restaurants in the Pacific Northwest after an E. coli outbreak sickened about 45 people, a high-profile example of foodborne illnesses that are more common than the public realizes, health ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

No source found for E. coli; Chipotle could reopen midweek

Washington state health officials said Monday they have found no source for the E. coli outbreak related to Chipotle, and the chain's Pacific Northwest restaurants could reopen later this week.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

E. coli outbreak tests Chipotle's vow to track ingredients

Chipotle's industry-leading commitment to tracking its ingredients from farm to table is being put to the test by an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people as of Tuesday, nearly all of whom ate recently at ...

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