What's Going On With Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Tuesday?

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG ) stock traded lower Tuesday as a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños continued to draw attention. The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating the outbreak, which has been linked to fresh jalapeños from Sinaloa, Mexico, distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. The outbreak has sickened 345 people across 27 states, with 36 hospitalizations and no deaths reported. Chipotle Pulled Affected Jalapeños Of 191 people interviewed, 177, or 93%, reported eating at a Mexican-style restaurant before becoming ill, including Chipotle and QDOBA locations. Chipotle received jalapeños imported by Coast Citrus from Sinaloa and began switching suppliers at affected restaurants on July 20. The company is no longer serving the affected product. The FDA said it does not c...