USA – Microbiological Testing Program for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli: Individual Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components

Table 1. Raw Ground Beef Products (RGB) Analyzed for E. coli O157:H7, Current Calendar Year

Sample Source¹	Collection Date	Where Collected	Product Status	Positives this Year	Samples Analyzed this Year	Total Positives²	Total Samples Analyzed²
Federal RGB Verification, Beef	Dec 19, 2017	NY	Held	11	11,791	536	228,639
Federal RGB Verification, Beef	Nov 16, 2017	PA	Held	10	10,912	535	227,760
Federal RGB Verification, Beef	Nov 1, 2017	NY	Held	9	10,492	534	227,340
Federal RGB Verification, Beef	Sep 7, 2017	VT	Held	8	8,572	533	225,420
Federal RGB Verification, Beef	Jul 11, 2017	MI	Held	7	6,836	532	223,684
Federal RGB Verification, Beef	Jun 28, 2017	TN	Held	6	6,312	531	223,160
Federal RGB Verification, Beef	Jun 6, 2017	LA	Held	5	5,707	530	222,555
Federal RGB Verification, Beef	May 11, 2017	NC	Held	4	4,821	529	221,669
Federal RGB Verification, Beef	May 10, 2017	FL	Held	3	4,536	528	221,384
Retail RGB Verification (Product Type N/A)	Apr 20, 2017	PA	Recalled	2	4,146	527	220,994
Federal RGB Follow-up, Beef	Mar 9, 2017	TX	Held	1	2,603	526	219,451

¹Sample Sources may include these types of establishments and samples: