Since global-chain restaurant Chipotle was responsible for an outbreak of E. Coli 026 in its Boston College store, the food manufacturer has taken aggressive actions to ensure this doesn't happen again.

The brand is implementing industry-leading food safety and food handling practices in all of its restaurants and throughout its supply chain.

It hopes that with its enhanced food safety program, Chipotle will be at the forefront of food safety protocols in the restaurant industry.

Mansour Samadpour, Ph.D and CEO of IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group, has said that Chipotle's "food safety practices were already well within industry norms".

However, he and his team have had the food brand adopt a new food program that "eliminates or mitigates risk to a level near zero, and will establish Chipotle as the industry leader in this area".

Speaking on the changes, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle Steve Ells said that he is "working harder than ever to ensure that our food is safe and delicious" thanks to rigorous changes to the company's safety throughout its supply chain.