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 |
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Federal RGB Verification, Beef | Oct 15, 2018 | MN | Held | 4 | 9,541 | 540 | 238,301 |
Federal RGB Verification, Beef | Oct 9, 2018 | NC | Held | 3 | 9,297 | 539 | 238,057 |
Federal RGB Verification, Beef | Mar 26, 2018 | OR | Held | 2 | 3,085 | 538 | 231,845 |
Federal RGB Verification, Beef | Feb 8, 2018 | CA | Held | 1 | 1,704 | 537 | 230,464 |
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
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- Table 1: Raw Ground Beef (RGB)
- Table 2: Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC)
- Related Information: All E. coli Tables
The table below includes all positive results as of November 4, 2018.
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 |
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Federal RGB Verification, Beef | Oct 15, 2018 | MN | Held | 4 | 9,541 | 540 | 238,301 |
Federal RGB Verification, Beef | Oct 9, 2018 | NC | Held | 3 | 9,297 | 539 | 238,057 |
Federal RGB Verification, Beef | Mar 26, 2018 | OR | Held | 2 | 3,085 | 538 | 231,845 |
Federal RGB Verification, Beef | Feb 8, 2018 | CA | Held | 1 | 1,704 | 537 | 230,464 |
1Sample Sources may include these types of establishments and samples:
- Federal (verification; follow-up)
- Retail (verification; follow-up)
- State (verification; follow-up)
- Import (verification; follow-up). For Import samples, the column “Where Collected” is defined as Country of Origin. <!–
- Source may also refer to the type of product (beef, veal, or mixed), as listed on the product label.
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2Totals: “Total Positives” and “Total Samples Analyzed” are the totals since FSIS began its testing program to detect E. coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef on October 17, 1994.
The table below includes all positive results as of November 4, 2018.
Table 2. Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC) Analyzed for Target STECs, Current Calendar Year3
Sample Source4 | Collection Date | Target STECs | Where Collected | Product Status | Posi- tives this Year |
Samples Analyzed this Year5 | Total Posi- tives |
Total Samples Analyzed6 |
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Trim Verification, Beef | Oct 18, 2018 | O111 | PA | Held | 19 | 6,594 | 415 | 59,239 |
Trim Verification, Beef | Oct 9, 2018 | O157:H7 | SD | Held | 18 | 6,262 | 414 | 58,907 |
Trim Verification, Beef | Sep 5, 2018 | O157:H7 | PA | Held | 17 | 5,641 | 413 | 58,286 |
Trim Verification, Beef | Aug 14, 2018 | O103 | PA | Held | 16 | 5,018 | 412 | 57,663 |
Trim Verification, Beef | Jun 6, 2018 | O157:H7 | MO | Held | 15 | 3,583 | 411 | 56,228 |
Trim Verification, Veal | Jun 6, 2018 | O26 | PA | Held | 14 | 3,428 | 410 | 56,073 |
Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Beef | May 30, 2018 | O103 | PA | Held | 13 | 3,266 | 409 | 55,911 |
Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Beef | May 29, 2018 | O103 | PA | Held | 12 | 3,266 | 408 | 55,911 |
Trim Verification, Beef | May 21, 2018 | O157:H7 | TX | Held | 11 | 3,147 | 407 | 55,792 |
Trim Verification, Beef | May 16, 2018 | O103 | PA | Held | 10 | 2,968 | 406 | 55,613 |
Trim Verification, Beef | May 15, 2018 | O103 | NY | Held | 9 | 2,968 | 405 | 55,613 |
Trim Verification, Beef | May 9, 2018 | O103 | PA | Held | 8 | 2,968 | 404 | 55,613 |
Other RGBC Verification | May 9, 2018 | O157:H7 | NE | Held | 7 | 2,968 | 403 | 55,613 |
Trim Verification, Beef | Mar 19, 2018 | O157:H7 | NM | Held | 6 | 1,814 | 402 | 54,455 |
Trim Verification, Beef | Mar 1, 2018 | O121 | ID | Held | 5 | 1,507 | 401 | 54,148 |
Trim Verification, Veal | Feb 27, 2018 | O103 | WA | Held | 4 | 1,347 | 400 | 53,988 |
Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Beef | Jan 27, 2018 | O45 | WI | Held | 3 | 583 | 400 | 53,225 |
Other RGBC Verification | Jan 4, 2018 | O157:H7 | SD | Held | 2 | 107 | 399 | 52,749 |
Trim Verification, Beef | Dec 28, 2017 | O157:H7 | WI | Held | 1 | 107 | 398 | 52,749 |