2009 Positive Results in Raw Ground Beef: 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)

The table below includes all positive results as of October 25, 2009.

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	Oct 16, 2009	CA	Held	38	10,406	420	125,995
Federal	Oct 8, 2009	CA	Held	37	10,091	419	125,680
Federal	Oct 7, 2009	IL	Held	36	10,091	418	125,680
Federal	Oct 7, 2009	VA	Held	35	10,091	417	125,680
Federal	Oct 7, 2009	NE	Held	34	9,835	416	125,424
Federal	Sep 25, 2009	MO	Held	33	9,582	415	125,171
Federal	Sep 24, 2009	NC	Held	32	9,582	414	125,171
Federal	Sep 22, 2009	CA	Held	31	9,310	413	124,899
Federal	Sep 14, 2009	VA	Held	30	9,033	412	124,622
Federal	Sep 9, 2009	MI	Held	29	8,718	411	124,307
Federal	Sep 3, 2009	FL	Held	28	8,718	410	124,307
Federal	Aug 27, 2009	PA	Held	27	8,516	409	124,105
Federal	Aug 26, 2009	TN	Held	26	8,516	408	124,105
Federal	Aug 13, 2009	IL	Held	25	8,027	407	123,616
Federal	Aug 12, 2009	NJ	Recalled	24	7,743	406	123,332
Federal	Aug 11, 2009	MO	Held	23	7,743	405	123,332
Federal	Jul 30, 2009	GA	Held	22	7,478	404	123,067
Federal	Jul 20, 2009	CA	Held	21	6,951	403	122,540
Federal	Jul 8, 2009	IL	Recalled	20	6,678	402	122,267
Federal	Jul 8, 2009	PA	Held	19	6,678	401	122,267
Retail	Jul 1, 2009	CA	Held	18	6,403	400	121,992
Import	Jun 22, 2009	Mexico	Held	17	6,005	399	121,594
Import	Jun 22, 2009	Mexico	Held	16	6,005	398	121,594
Federal	Jun 17, 2009	IL	Recalled	15	6,005	397	121,594
Federal	Jun 11, 2009	TX	Held	14	5,724	396	121,313
Federal	Jun 2, 2009	OR	Held	13	5,150	395	120,739
Federal	May 28, 2009	OR	Held	12	5,150	394	120,739
Federal	May 28, 2009	NJ	Held	11	5,150	393	120,739
Federal	May 21, 2009	MO	Held	10	4,861	392	120,450
Retail	May 7, 2009	AR	Recalled	9	4,403	391	119,992
Federal	May 5, 2009	PA	Held	8	4,135	390	119,724
Federal	May 4, 2009	GA	Held	7	4,135	389	119,724
Federal	Apr 29, 2009	NY	Recalled	6	4,135	388	119,724
Federal	Apr 8, 2009	IL	Held	5	3,157	387	118,746
Federal	Feb 27, 2009	PA	Held	4	2,029	386	117,618
Import	Feb 23, 2009	Canada	Held	3	2,029	385	117,618
Federal	Feb 26, 2009	PA	Held	2	2,029	384	117,618
Federal	Jan 9, 2009	NV	Held	1	377	383	115,966

¹Sample Sources may include these types of establishments:

Federal
Retail
State
Import (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 October 25, 2009.

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 RGB Follow-up	Oct 6, 2009	CO	Held	23	2,223	49	6,162
Federal RGB Follow-up	Oct 5, 2009	NY	Held	22	2,223	48	6,162
Federal Trim Verification	Sep 28, 2009	MN	Held	21	2,134	47	6,073
Federal Trim Verification	Sep 22, 2009	GA	Held	20	2,053	46	5,992
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	4,104

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: October 30, 2009