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Raw Ground Beef Products Analyzed for E. coli O157:H7, Calendar Year 2005
Sample Source Collection Date Where Collected Product Status Positives this Year Samples Analyzed this Year Total Positives Total Samples Analyzed
Federal Dec 20, 2005 MA Held 19 10,976 279 79,910
Federal Dec 6, 2005 IL Held 18 10,413 278 79,348
Federal Nov 3, 2005 PA Held 17 >9,426 277 >78,361
Federal Nov 2, 2005 CO Held 16 9,426 276 78,361
Federal Oct 26, 2005 MO Held 15 >9,227 275 >78,162
Federal Aug 25, 2005 NE Held 14 >7,345 274 >76,280
Federal Aug 16, 2005 PA Held 13 >7,104 273 >76,039
Federal Jul 19, 2005 GA Held 12 >6,061 272 >74,996
Federal Jul 5, 2005 TN Held 11 >5,686 271 >74,621
Federal Jun 22, 2005 NE Held 10 5,461 270 74,396
Federal May 2, 2005 NY Held 9 >3,779 269 >72,714
Federal Apr 20, 2005 MO Held 8 3,553 268 72,488
Federal Apr 11, 2005 WA Held 7 >3,123 267 >72,058
Federal Apr 5, 2005 WA Held 6 >2,926 266 >71,861
Federal Mar 23, 2005 MA Held 5 2,698 265 71,633
Import Mar 16, 2005 Costa Rica Held 4 >2,502 264 >71,437
Federal Mar 16, 2005 PR Held 3 2,502 263 71,437
Federal Feb 16, 2005 IA Held 2 1,619 262 70,554
Federal Dec 28, 2004 NY Held 1 255 261 68,934

Sample Sources may include these types of establishments:
  • Federal
  • Retail
  • State
  • Import

FSIS began this microbiological testing program to detect Escherichia coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef on October 17, 1994.

Last Modified: March 27, 2008


 

 

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