Chipotle to pay record $25M fine for sickening 1,100 people from 2015-2018

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed to pay a record $25 million fine for sickening 1,100 people at its restaurants from 2015 to 2018.

The Laguna Beach, California-based Mexican restaurant chain (NYSE: CMG) agreed to pay the $25 million fine — the largest fine ever imposed in a food safety case — after the U.S. Justice Department charged the company with violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by adulterating food.

“Chipotle failed to ensure that its employees both understood and…