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.
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 |
3Positives on this table are not equivalent to positives on the Summary Year-to-Date or Serogroups tables because one sample may be positive for more than one serogroup.
4Sample Sources may include these types of establishments and types of samples:
- Federal
- Import (For Import samples, the column "Where Collected" is defined as Country of Origin.)
- Federal Follow-up to a Positive Raw Ground Beef (RGB) Sample - A Raw Ground Beef Component (RGBC) Sample
- Federal Trim Verification (RGBC) Sample
- Federal Follow-up to a Positive RGBC Sample - A RGBC Sample
- Federal RGBC Other Than Trim Verification Sample
5Samples Analyzed the Year column refers to the total number of samples analyzed for the year at the time of the positive result. For the most current analyzed totals, see the Year-to-Date Summary tables.
6Totals: "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 components in 2007 and non-O157 STECs in 2012. This is the number of samples through the sample analysis completion date.
7Non-routine samples are those that were not part of FSIS’ microbiological sampling programs but were analyzed in response to an external issue such as an outbreak investigation or consumer complaint.
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