In an article in this weeks Huffington Post, it stated that Chipolte was investigated for hiring illegal and undocumented workers in three states.
US Food Safety conductes food safety training classes. I have had the opportunity to view their food safety manual, which was quite extensive at our local Chipotle in Woburn, Massachusetts. The food safety certificates are in plain view and workers are supposed to pass along food safety information.
If illegal and undocumented workers were hired, then how were they handling the food? Did the restaurant even give them the basics of proper food safety training? I wonder how many people got ill, thought it was just a stomach flu and failed to report a problem to a local board of health.
Think about it, it depends on state law who has to be certified, but undocumented workers wouldn’t be certified and are handling food. It’s disgusting.
Check and make sure that the person in charge at Chipotle is certified. Be proactive and don’t take certification for granted. If you don’t see a certificate, ask to see it. Your health could depend on it.
foodsafeguru
May 24, 2012
I would like to hear from restaurant chains that don’t depend on undocumented workers to make a profit. The fact that you offer certification and food handler classes in Spanish is great but undocumented workers don’t have to take classes and that puts consumers at risk.
George Pebworth
May 24, 2012
The food industry depends on undocumented workers. Most restaurants legally can pay less than the minimum wage As a result legal Americans will not take the jobs. Here in Texas, we see this as a food safety issue that we can control. I offer certification and food-handler classes in Spanish without getting involved in immigration issues.