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Microbiological Results of Raw Ground Beef and Raw Ground Beef Components Analyzed for Escherichia coli O157:H7, Calendar Year 2011 Summary

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Results from Analysis of Raw Ground Beef/Veal Samples for E. coli O157:H7: Calendar Year 20111
Raw Ground Beef (RGB)
Source3 As of Dec 31, 2011
Federal Plants Retail2 Imports
Verification Follow-up Verification Follow-up Verification
Beef 0.06%4
(7/11,197)5
0.00%
(0/55)
N/A N/A 0.00%
(0/7)
Veal 1.03%
(2/194)
0.00%
(0/10)
N/A N/A 0.00%
(0/2)
Unknown6 0.00%
(0/905)
0.00%
(0/61)
N/A N/A 0.00%
(0/0)
TOTAL 0.07%
(9/12,296)
0.00%
(0/126)
0.10%
(1/1,024)
0.00%
(0/0)
0.00%
(0/9)
1 Results are posted according to the sample analysis completion date.
2 Source information for raw ground beef products collected at retail is not collected.
3 FSIS uses product labeling for the purpose of identifying whether the sample source is beef or veal.
4 Percent Positive
5 (Number positive/number analyzed)
6 Inspector did not answer the question on the sampling form.


Results from Analysis of Raw Ground Beef/Veal Component Samples for E. coli O157:H7: Calendar Year 20111
Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC)
Source2 As of Dec 31, 2011
Federal Plants Import
Trim Verification Follow-up to RGB Positive at Supplier Follow-up to RGBC Positive Other RGBC Verification Bench Trim Verification Verification
Beef 0.50% 3
(6/1,201)4
0.40%
(1/248)
5.15%
(5/97)
0.00%
(0/214)
0.31%
(2/646)
0.35%
(3/846)
Veal 2.33%
(1/43)
1.54%
(1/65)
1.96%
(1/51)
0.00%
(0/8)
4.17%
(1/24)
0.00%
(0/5)
Unknown5 0.00%
(0/23)
0.00%
(0/16)
0.00%
(0/18)
0.00%
(0/6)
0.00%
(0/7)
0.00%
(0/0)
TOTAL 0.55%
(7/1,267)
0.61%
(2/329)
3.61%
(6/166)
0.00%
(0/228)
0.44%
(3/677)
0.35%
(3/851)
1 Results are posted according to the sample analysis completion date.
2 FSIS uses product labeling for the purpose of identifying whether the sample source is beef or veal.
3 Percent Positive
4 (Number positive/number analyzed)
5 Inspector did not answer the question on the sampling form.

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