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Raw Ground Beef Products Analyzed for E. coli O157:H7, Calendar Year 2008
Sample Source Collection Date Where Collected Product Status Positives this Year Samples Analyzed this Year* Total Positives Total Samples Analyzed*
Federal Mar 11, 2008 WI Held 1 2,508 329 106,490

*This is the number of samples through the sample analysis completion date.

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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