Topline

Chipotle announced Tuesday it pulled its supply of jalapeños potentially linked to a salmonella outbreak, restocking from different growers as cases of the foodborne illness surged in Minnesota.

Key Facts

The Minnesota Department of Health identified 110 salmonella javiana cases, with dozens of symptomatic people reporting they recently ate at Chipotle, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Nearly 90% of the 84 patients interviewed reported eating at Chipotle from mid-June to July, Carlota Medus, senior epidemiologist supervisor in the department's foodborne diseases unit, told the Journal.

Chipotle said in a __statement __it used its ingredient traceability system to identify jalapeños from a common lot as a potential contamination source, pulling the fruit from its restaurants and replacing it with new batches from different growers.

Chipotle noted the outbreak is “impacting several food service retailers,” though it is unclear what other restaurants may have been impacted.

Tangent

Chipotle shares tumbled nearly 8% to about $34.53 as of Tuesday afternoon, erasing gains made at the end of July. The company’s stock is down 6.7% since the start of the year.

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