{"id":2648585,"date":"2026-08-23T09:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-woman-sues-chipotle-for-massive-sum-over-burrito-bowl\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T09:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:44:59","slug":"minnesota-woman-sues-chipotle-for-massive-sum-over-burrito-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-woman-sues-chipotle-for-massive-sum-over-burrito-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Woman Sues Chipotle for Massive Sum Over Burrito Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminnesota-woman-sues-chipotle-for-massive-sum-over-burrito-bowl%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A woman in Minnesota, kristen Behne, filed a lawsuit against Chipotle claiming that eating a chicken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chipping-away-at-the-debt-speakers-chipotle-saga-amid-negotiations-chronicled-by-top-negotiator\/\" title=\"Speaker&#039;s ... saga during negotiations chronicled by top negotiator as debt reduced.\">burrito bowl<\/a> caused her to develop Salmonella infection, wich led to hospitalization. She seeks over $75,000 in damages, alleging the restaurant violated Minnesota food safety laws. The meal included ingredients like guacamole and salsas that contained jalapenos, which had been linked to a nationwide Salmonella outbreak affecting at least 27 states with 345 reported cases.The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed her illness as part of the outbreak, specifically attributed to Salmonella Javiana.Behne experienced severe symptoms including fever, chills, vomiting, and abdominal pain, and her condition worsened to septic shock. She continues to suffer long-term health effects and faces potential further complications. the outbreak prompted Chipotle and Qdoba to remove jalapenos from their menus, as the contaminated peppers, sourced from Sinaloa, Mexico, were distributed through Coast Citrus Distributors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A woman in Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Chipotle claiming a burrito bowl caused a Salmonella infection that sent her to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Behne is seeking more than $75,000 in damages from the fast casual chain, claiming the firm violated Minnesota food safety laws, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/minnesota-woman-sues-chipotle-after-burrito-bowl-allegedly-caused-salmonella-infection-sepsis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Fox Business.<\/p>\n<p>Behne\u2019s lawsuit said she ate a chicken burrito bowl on June 24 in Roseville, Minnesota \u2014 a meal that included guacamole, tomato salsa, and roasted chili corn salsa.<\/p>\n<p>Those ingredients all included jalapeno peppers, which have been impacted by a Salmonella outbreak in recent months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Federal officials warn of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salmonella-outbreak-in-11-states-prompts-cdc-alert-against-small-turtles\/\" title=\"CDC warns against small turtles due to ... in 11 states.\">salmonella outbreak linked<\/a> to recalled jalape\u00f1os in at least 27 states, with 345 reported cases. Chipotle and Qdoba have removed jalape\u00f1os from their menus amid the ongoing recalls. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MelissaABCNews?\">@melissaabcnews<\/a> reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tbmME3s8Yj\">https:\/\/t.co\/tbmME3s8Yj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XMR7her5wJ\">pic.twitter.com\/XMR7her5wJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABCWorldNews\/status\/2086618540094677360?\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Department of Health has formally said Behne was one of the 345 people impacted by the nationwide Salmonella contamination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMDH recorded her illness as outbreak-associated, identified the outbreak by name as the Salmonella Javiana outbreak, and classified Plaintiff as a confirmed case,\u201d the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p>Behne\u2019s lawsuit claimed she developed chills, fever, vomiting, and abdominal cramping after eating the burrito bowl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree days later she was in a hospital bed, febrile, tachycardic and septic \u2014 a life-threatening complication of the Salmonella infection caused by Chipotle\u2019s grossly contaminated food,\u201d the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has not been the same since.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hundreds of people in 27 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to jalape\u00f1o peppers, including at Chipotle and Qdoba restaurants, the CDC said.<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday, 345 cases had been reported with 36 people hospitalized. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ifCt131q69\">https:\/\/t.co\/ifCt131q69<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/2085369067481846157?\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Behne is still impacted by fallout from the sickness \u2014 and allegedly faces the threat of further complications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe continues to experience the effects of her acute Salmonella infection and her septic episode, and is at increased risk of well-recognized post-infectious sequelae, including reactive arthritis and post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome,\u201d the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that both Chipotle and Qdoba have stopped serving the impacted jalapeno peppers, which came from Sinaloa, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>They were distributed in multiple states by Coast Citrus Distributors.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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