Tag: federal
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Chipotle shares take fresh hit after Boston College students fall ill
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thirty Boston College students got sick after eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill over the weekend, a school spokesman said, sending company shares down 6 percent in extended trading on Monday on fears of more food poisoning problems at the burrito chain. Chipotle said it had temporarily closed its…
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Two hospitalized, nearly 200 sickened in Seattle norovirus outbreak
Nearly 200 people who attended a catered party at a downtown Seattle office building have become ill with norovirus, a public health official said on Monday. Public health officials closed all the food-service locations inside the Russell Investments Center in downtown Seattle, including a Starbucks location, said Dr. Meagan Kay, a medical epidemiologist for the…
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U.S. federal agencies investigate Merck, Lilly drug pricing
Drugmakers Merck & Co and Eli Lilly & Co are being investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pennsylvania and other federal agencies over drug pricing practices, the companies disclosed. Merck, in a regulatory filing late on Thursday, said it had received a civil investigative demand from the attorney’s office over the pricing of its…