A federal criminal investigation into food safety practices at one Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in Simi Valley, California, was a troubling enough development for the embattled Denver-based burrito maker. But now that investigation has ballooned. While releasing financials for the fourth quarter of 2015 on Tuesday, Chipotle revealed that the whole company is now subject to a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Chipotle says it will have to produce documents and information related to its food safety practices dating back to the beginning of 2013. The switch to a companywide subpoena signals DOJ interest in looking for widespread and systemic problems that could have led to a series of food-borne illness outbreaks traced to Chipotle’s restaurants during the second half of 2015. And given the recent aggressive stance of the DOJ and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on food safety prosecutions, both Chipotle and its executives could be in the crosshairs.
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