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First Tomatoes, Now Jalapenos. What next . . . Cilantro?

It has happened again . . . another recall prompting Chipotle to pull ingredients, or in this specific case, cook a product that is usually served raw. Yes, raw Jalapenos are not being used in Chipotle Restaurants, instead they are grilling them.

Here is the official notice from Chipotle:

http://www.chipotle.com/assets/jalapeno_notice.pdf

This is what you may see in the restaurants next time you order . . .


The CDC hasn't quite got a grasp on what is causing the salmonella illnesses that have so far affected hundreds of people across the country. As you may well remember, the first culprit was tomatoes, both plum and slicing. Now it is raw jalapeno peppers. I read that the CDC is also considering that raw cilantro may also be a culprit.

Hmmm . . . tomato, jalapenos and cilantro . . . chop them up and what do you get? SALSA!!!

Is salsa to blame? If it is, why don't they just come right out and say it?? I don't know about you, but I love, and hence, eat a lot of salsa. So far I haven't gotten sick . . . so far so good.

Let's hope it stays that way. In the meanwhile, isn't it nice to see that Chipotle cares so much about our personal health?

Thanks Mom, I mean Chipotle!!

Chipotle to use more local ingredients?

According to this article at BusinessWeek . . .

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91CM3R81.htm

. . . it appears that Chipotle is trying to appeal more to Locavores by sourcing some locally grown ingredients to supplement their menu. Locavores are people who seek out locally grown food, usually trying to eat food from within a 100 mile radius of their home.

Thanks to Sam Fromartz at ChewsWise for the heads up on this issue.

TOMATO SALSA IS BACK

I'm sure that most of you heard about the nationwide tomato recalls due to salmonella concerns.

If you haven't (where have you been), here is a story about it . . .

http://kdka.com/national/tomato.salmonella.outbreak.2.747062.html

Here is what Chipotle had to say about it . . .

http://www.chipotle.com/assets/tomato_notice.pdf

TOMATO SALSA IS BACK

"We will begin serving our fresh mild tomato

salsa again in some of our restaurants starting

today and expect to be serving it in all of our

restaurants shortly.

The tomatoes are grown in the United States

and come from safe sources approved by the

Food and Drug Administration.

While Chipotle did not have any issues with

our tomatoes, we did voluntarily remove our

tomatoes last week for your protection when

there was an indication of a problem with the

tomato supply.

Thank you for your patience, and we hope to

see you soon in our restaurants."

ChipotleFan.com on the News!

Skip to about halfway through to the part about Chipotle. See the original article as well:

http://www.ksn.com/news/health/18743384.html

National Chipotle Day 2008

We just created a page to dedicate to National Chipotle Day. This year it will be June 1st, 2008. Read more here.

No Free Burrito On Tax Day 2008

We just received the official word that there will be no free burrito promotion for Tax day (April 15th) 2008. Chipotle says that they may plan an alternate promotion for another day, however. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Thanks to Jessica H. for the info.