The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dismissed complaints by Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. that the agency mishandled its response to an E. coli crisis last year.
The CDC said in a letter to Chipotle that it had the public’s best interest in mind when it issued a series of updates about the outbreak, which sickened dozens of the burrito chain’s customers. Chipotle had argued in December that the updates were inaccurate, confusing and “unnecessarily intensified the public’s concern” about the health risks associated with the company. It requested a correction.
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