Monday, April 25, 2011

Chipotle no longer antibiotic free?

I've been to Chipotle half a dozen times and I liked the food, especially the company's stance on antibiotic free chicken. Well that all changed. The company had previously signage on its food bar stating that they sourced their chicken from growers that did not use antibiotics in their chicken feed. That is no longer the case. During my visit to the local Chipotle, the signage that touted the company use of antibiotics free chicken was gone, replaced with a different feel good story, stating that the company sources their food from responsible farmers who don't use antibiotics in their feed for their pork.

Want to know more? The signage had a number to text for more information, so I did.

However, there was no mention of chicken in any of the text information, so we asked at the counter, and they stated that about two months ago, Chipotle stopped using antibiotic free chicken. Big bummer. I later searched on the Internet, but didn't find anything about the company's stoppage of using antibiotic free chicken, but there was plenty touting the company's antibiotic free pork, as well as the now old news the company fired upwards of 450 employees in Minnesota because their social security numbers wouldn't pass e-Verify. So, the question is, where do I go for my fast mex chicken fix now that Chipotle has reverted to chicken with antibiotics?