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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Chipotle-coli

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Norovirus is one of the most common causes of foodborne-illness in the United States. And the Mexican-food chain Chipotle is now facing a federal criminal investigation for an outbreak at a Simi Valley restaurant that sickened more than 100 customers and employees.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 7, 2016 • 1 min read

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Norovirus is one of the most common causes of foodborne-illness in the United States. And the Mexican-food chain Chipotle is now facing a federal criminal investigation for an outbreak at a Simi Valley restaurant that sickened more than 100 customers and employees. This is just one of several instances of Chipotle customers getting food poisoning in various states. So what’s going on? Chipotle is supposed to be the healthy fast food.

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    Questioning the New Food Guide, Chipotle in Trouble and the True Crime Craze
    1. 0:00New Nutritional Guidelines: Do They Mean Anything?
    2. 9:32Chipotle-coliYou’re reading this
    3. 17:15The Future of Pershing Square
    4. 29:39The Ethics of True Crime
    5. 43:07Web Roundup: Longer Tweets and More
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Questioning the New Food Guide, Chipotle in Trouble and the True Crime Craze
    1. 0:00New Nutritional Guidelines: Do They Mean Anything?
    2. 9:32Chipotle-coliYou’re reading this
    3. 17:15The Future of Pershing Square
    4. 29:39The Ethics of True Crime
    5. 43:07Web Roundup: Longer Tweets and More
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand