2009 Positive Results in Raw Ground Beef & Components: FSIS Microbiological Testing Program for E. coli O157:H7

Microbiological Testing Program for Escherichia coli O157:H7: Individual Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef and RGB Components

Table 1: Raw Ground Beef (RGB) | Table 2: Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC)

See Also: YTD Totals by Sample Source | Year-End Summary Tables

Sample Source¹	Collection Date	Where Collected	Product Status	Total Positives this Year	Samples Analyzed this Year	Total Positives²	Total Samples Analyzed²
*Table 1. Raw Ground Beef Products (RGB) Analyzed for E. coli* O157:H7, Calendar Year 2009**
Federal Verification	Nov 17, 2009	MO	Held	41	11,686	423	127,275
Federal Verification	Nov 12, 2009	NE	Recalled	40	11,570	422	127,159
Federal Verification	Oct 21, 2009	IL	Held	39	11,020	421	126,609
Federal Verification	Oct 21, 2009	NE	Held	38	11,020	420	126,609
Federal Verification	Oct 16, 2009	CA	Held	37	10,405	419	125,994
Federal Verification	Oct 8, 2009	CA	Held	36	10,090	418	125,679
Federal Verification	Oct 7, 2009	IL	Held	35	10,090	417	125,679
Federal Verification	Oct 7, 2009	VA	Held	34	10,090	416	125,679
Federal Verification	Oct 7, 2009	NE	Held	33	9,834	415	125,423
Federal Verification	Sep 25, 2009	MO	Held	32	9,581	414	125,170
Federal Verification	Sep 24, 2009	NC	Held	31	9,581	413	125,170
Federal Verification	Sep 14, 2009	VA	Held	30	9,033	412	124,622
Federal Verification	Sep 9, 2009	MI	Held	29	8,718	411	124,307
Federal Verification	Sep 3, 2009	FL	Held	28	8,718	410	124,307
Federal Verification	Aug 27, 2009	PA	Held	27	8,516	409	124,105
Federal Verification	Aug 26, 2009	TN	Held	26	8,516	408	124,105
Federal Verification	Aug 13, 2009	IL	Held	25	8,027	407	123,616
Federal Verification	Aug 12, 2009	NJ	Recalled	24	7,743	406	123,332
Federal Verification	Aug 11, 2009	MO	Held	23	7,743	405	123,332
Federal Verification	Jul 30, 2009	GA	Held	22	7,478	404	123,067
Federal Verification	Jul 20, 2009	CA	Held	21	6,951	403	122,540
Federal Verification	Jul 8, 2009	IL	Recalled	20	6,678	402	122,267
Federal Verification	Jul 8, 2009	PA	Held	19	6,678	401	122,267
Retail Verification	Jul 1, 2009	CA	Held	18	6,403	400	121,992
Import Verification	Jun 22, 2009	Mexico	Held	17	6,005	399	121,594
Import Verification	Jun 22, 2009	Mexico	Held	16	6,005	398	121,594
Federal Verification	Jun 17, 2009	IL	Recalled	15	6,005	397	121,594
Federal Verification	Jun 11, 2009	TX	Held	14	5,724	396	121,313
Federal Verification	Jun 2, 2009	OR	Held	13	5,150	395	120,739
Federal Verification	May 28, 2009	OR	Recalled	12	5,150	394	120,739
Federal Verification	May 28, 2009	NJ	Held	11	5,150	393	120,739
Federal Verification	May 21, 2009	MO	Held	10	4,861	392	120,450
Retail Verification	May 7, 2009	AR	Recalled	9	4,403	391	119,992
Federal Verification	May 5, 2009	PA	Held	8	4,135	390	119,724
Federal Verification	May 4, 2009	GA	Held	7	4,135	389	119,724
Federal Verification	Apr 29, 2009	NY	Recalled	6	4,135	388	119,724
Federal Verification	Apr 8, 2009	IL	Held	5	3,157	387	118,746
Federal Verification	Feb 27, 2009	PA	Held	4	2,087	386	117,676
Import Verification	Feb 23, 2009	Canada	Held	3	2,087	385	117,676
Federal Verification	Feb 26, 2009	PA	Held	2	2,087	384	117,676
Federal Follow-up	Jan 9, 2009	NV	Held	1	435	383	115,753

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.

Sample Source³	Collection Date	Where Collected	Product Status	Total Positives this Year	Samples Analyzed this Year	Total Positives⁴	Total Samples Analyzed⁴
*Table 2. Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC) Analyzed for E. coli* O157:H7, Calendar Year 2009**
Federal Other RGBC Verification	Dec 16, 2009	OH	Held	30	3,438	56	7,377
Federal Trim Verification	Dec 14, 2009	VT	Recalled	29	3,438	55	7,377
Import Verification/ Follow-up	Dec 7, 2009	Honduras	Held	28	3,438	54	7,377
Import Verification/ Follow-up	Nov 17, 2009	Australia	Held	27	2,987	53	6,926
Federal Trim Verification	Nov 16, 2009	WV	Held	26	2,905	52	6,844
Import Verification/ Follow-up	Nov 6, 2009	Honduras	Held	25	2,734	51	6,673
Federal RGB Follow-up	Oct 6, 2009	CO	Held	24	2,224	50	6,163
Federal RGB Follow-up	Oct 5, 2009	NY	Held	23	2,224	49	6,163
Federal RGBC Follow-up	Sep 28, 2009	MN	Held	22	2,135	48	6,074
Federal Bench Trim Verification	Sep 22, 2009	CA	Held	21	2,054	47	5,993
Federal Trim Verification	Sep 21, 2009	GA	Held	20	2,054	46	5,993
Federal RGBC Follow-up	Aug 27, 2009	NY	Held	19	1,890	45	5,829
Federal RGBC Follow-up	Aug 19, 2009	MN	Held	18	1,838	44	5,777
Federal Trim Verification	Aug 6, 2009	VT	Held	17	1,731	43	5,670
Federal RGB Follow-up	Jul 30, 2009	MN	Held	16	1,685	42	5,624
Federal Trim Verification	Jul 21, 2009	NC	Held	15	1,581	41	5,520
Federal RGBC Follow-up	Jun 26, 2009	NY	Held	14	1,435	40	5,374
Federal RGBC Follow-up	Jun 26, 2009	NY	Held	13	1,435	39	5,374
Federal RGBC Follow-up	Jun 23, 2009	NY	Held	12	1,394	38	5,333
Federal RGBC Follow-up	Jun 23, 2009	NY	Held	11	1,394	37	5,333
Federal Trim Verification	Jun 22, 2009	CO	Held	10	1,394	36	5,333
Federal RGB Follow-up	Jun 11, 2009	NY	Held	9	1,340	35	5,279
Federal Trim Verification	Jun 8, 2009	NY	Held	8	1,289	34	5,228
Federal RGB Follow-up	Jun 4, 2009	NY	Held	7	1,289	33	5,228
Federal Trim Verification	Jun 3, 2009	SC	Recalled	6	1,289	32	5,228
Federal RGB Follow-up	Jun 2, 2009	NE	Held	5	1,224	31	5,163
Federal RGB Follow-up	Feb 20, 2009	GA	Held	4	487	30	4,426
Federal RGB Follow-up	Feb 17, 2009	GA	Held	3	407	29	4,346
Federal Trim Verification	Jan 28, 2009	CA	Held	2	315	28	4,254
Federal RGB Follow-up	Jan 14, 2009	UT	Held	1	166	27	4,105

³Sample 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

⁴Totals: "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. This is the number of samples through the sample analysis completion date.

Last Modified: January 9, 2013