Things are not getting better for Chipotle in 2016, the company announced this week it is under a federal criminal investigation by FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations and the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California after being served with a subpoena in December last year.
In a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Chipotle says it will be required to produce a broad range of documents related to a company restaurant in Simi Valley, CA that experienced a norovirus incident in August 2015. Chipotle says it intends to fully cooperate with the investigation but is unable to determine or estimate any possible fines, penalties or additional liabilities that may stem from the investigation at this time.