Chipotle is requiring all employees to take a quarterly food-safety test after its latest illness outbreak that sickened 650 people (CMG)

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August 17, 2018 5:06 PM

Chipotle is forcing employees to take a quarterly online test on food safety after an illness outbreak tied to one of its restaurants sickened at least 647 people. The test is an "e-learning type module," the company said.

The company also said Thursday it will
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Chipotle will start requiring its employees to take a quarterly online test on food safety after an illness outbreak tied to one of its restaurants sickened at least 647 people.

The test is an "e-learning type module that all employees will be required to complete on a quarterly basis in addition to their daily food safety routines and annual food safety training," Chipotle spokeswoman Laurie Schalow told Business Insider on Thursday.

The company also said Thursday it will retrain all employees on top food-safety priorities. The training will begin next week during employees' shifts at restaurants across the United States.

Stool samples taken from customers who got sick after eating at the restaurant tested positive for Clostridium perfringens, a foodborne illness that occurs when food is left at an unsafe temperature,

Records show that local health officials inspected the Powell Chipotle on July 26 and found violations related to food not being held at proper temperatures. Specifically, they observed that lettuce was not properly cooled and that beans were not held at a warm enough temperature.

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