Whole Foods Markets (WFM)

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/16/business/fda-warns-whole-foods-on-failure-to-address-food-safety-problems.html?_r=0

Phil Lempert, an expert on grocery store operations and marketing, said that the food safety crisis at Chipotle Mexican Grill late last year should have been a wake-up call for Whole Foods and anyone else in the business of preparing fresh foods for sale.

“For Whole Foods to be in this predicament, frankly, there really is no excuse,” Mr. Lempert said. “Because Wall Street has put it under such pressure to expand growth, I think Whole Foods has gotten sloppy — there’s no reason anyone should have water dripping into foods.”

Industry experts disagree.