Microbiological Testing Program for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli: Individual Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components
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Table 1: Raw Ground Beef (RGB) | Table 2: Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC)
Related Information: All E. coli Tables
The table below includes all positive results as of September 22, 2013.
| Table 1. Raw Ground Beef Products (RGB) Analyzed for E. coli O157:H7, Current Calendar Year | |||||||
| Sample Source1 | Collection Date | Where Collected | Product Status | Positives this Year | Samples Analyzed this Year | Total Positives2 | Total Samples Analyzed2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal RGB Follow-up, Veal | Sep 12, 2013 | NY | Held | 13 | 9,670 | 496 | 176,394 |
| Federal RGB Follow-up, Beef | Sep 6, 2013 | TX | Held | 12 | 9,332 | 495 | 176,056 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Aug 26, 2013 | ME | Held | 11 | 8,906 | 494 | 175,630 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Aug 15, 2013 | IL | Held | 10 | 8,610 | 493 | 175,334 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Jul 23, 2013 | KS | Recalled | 9 | 7,605 | 492 | 174,329 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Jul 17, 2013 | TX | Held | 8 | 7,605 | 491 | 174,329 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Jul 15, 2013 | PA | Held | 7 | 7,303 | 490 | 174,027 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Jun 25, 2013 | TX | Held | 6 | 6,754 | 489 | 173,478 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Jun 3, 2013 | MO | Held | 5 | 5,847 | 488 | 172,571 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Mar 26, 2013 | MS | Held | 4 | 3,540 | 487 | 170,264 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Feb 19, 2013 | PA | Held | 3 | 1,974 | 486 | 168,698 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Jan 23, 2013 | WI | Held | 2 | 947 | 485 | 167,671 |
| Federal Verification, Beef | Jan 15, 2013 | OR | Held | 1 | 707 | 484 | 167,431 |
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.
The table below includes all positive results as of September 22, 2013.
| Table 2. Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC) Analyzed for Target STECs, Current Calendar Year3 | ||||||||
| Sample Source4 | Collection Date | Target STECs | Where Collected | Product Status | Posi- tives this Year |
Samples Analyzed this Year5 | Total Posi- tives |
Total Samples Analyzed6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow-up to RGB Positive, Beef | Aug 21, 2013 | O157:H7 | KS | Held | 32 | 3,643 | 198 | 22,933 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Aug 15, 2013 | O157:H7 | MO | Held | 31 | 3,643 | 197 | 22,933 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Aug 12, 2013 | O103 | TX | Held | 30 | 3,486 | 196 | 22,776 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Aug 13, 2013 | O157:H7 O26 |
MO | Held | 29 | 3,486 | 195 | 22,776 |
| Follow-up to RGB Positive, Veal | Aug 13, 2013 | O157:H7 | CA | Held | 28 | 3,486 | 194 | 22,776 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Aug 12, 2013 | O157:H7 | PA | Held | 27 | 3,486 | 193 | 22,776 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Aug 5, 2013 | O157:H7 | KS | Held | 26 | 3,349 | 192 | 22,639 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Jul 31, 2013 | O157:H7 | CO | Held | 25 | 3,349 | 191 | 22,639 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Jul 31, 2013 | O26 | FL | Held | 24 | 3,244 | 190 | 22,534 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Jul 24, 2013 | O157:H7 | CO | Held | 23 | 3,138 | 189 | 22,428 |
| Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Beef | Jun 28, 2013 | O103 | NC | Held | 22 | 2,903 | 188 | 22,193 |
| Other RGBC Verification, | Jun 26, 2013 | O157:H7 | UT | Held | 21 | 2,717 | 187 | 22,007 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Jun 19, 2013 | O111 | TX | Held | 20 | 2,599 | 186 | 21,889 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Jun 19, 2013 | O103 | GA | Held | 19 | 2,599 | 185 | 21,889 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Jun 10, 2013 | O103 | HI | Held | 18 | 2,474 | 184 | 21,764 |
| Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Beef | May 7, 2013 | O103 | WI | Held | 17 | 1,864 | 183 | 21,154 |
| Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Veal | May 2, 2013 | O157:H7 | CA | Held | 16 | 1,864 | 182 | 21,154 |
| Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Beef | Apr 29, 2013 | O103 | WI | Held | 15 | 1,758 | 181 | 21,048 |
| Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Veal | Apr 26, 2013 | O157:H7 | CA | Held | 14 | 1,758 | 180 | 21,048 |
| Bench Trim Verification, Veal | Apr 25, 2013 | O157:H7 | CA | Held | 13 | 1,758 | 179 | 21,048 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Apr 22, 2013 | O26 | SC | Held | 12 | 1,649 | 178 | 20,939 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Apr 18, 2013 | O26 | MO | Held | 11 | 1,649 | 177 | 20,939 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Apr 15, 2013 | O103 | MO | Held | 10 | 1,545 | 176 | 20,835 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Apr 9, 2013 | O157:H7 | TN | Held | 9 | 1,433 | 175 | 20,723 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Apr 5, 2013 | O145 | KS | Held | 8 | 1,433 | 174 | 20,723 |
| Other RGBC Verification, Beef | Mar 29, 2013 | O157:H7 | NC | Held | 7 | 1,339 | 173 | 20,629 |
| Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Veal | Mar 28, 2013 | O157:H7 | CA | Held | 6 | 1,339 | 172 | 20,629 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Mar 19, 2013 | O103 | WI | Held | 5 | 1,168 | 171 | 20,458 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Mar 14, 2013 | O103 | FL | Held | 4 | 1,168 | 170 | 20,458 |
| Import Verification/ Follow-up, Beef | Feb 21, 2013 | O157:H7 | Australia | Held | 3 | 809 | 169 | 20,099 |
| Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Veal | Feb 6, 2013 | O103 | NY | Held | 2 | 517 | 168 | 19,807 |
| Trim Verification, Beef | Jan 17, 2013 | O103 | PR | Held | 1 | 330 | 167 | 19,620 |
3Positives on this table are not equivalent to positives on the Summary Year-to-Date or Serogroups tables because one sample may be positive for more than one serogroup.
4Sample 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
5Samples Analyzed the Year column refers to the total number of samples analyzed for the year at the time of the positive result. For the most current analyzed totals, see the Year-to-Date Summary tables.
6Totals: "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 and non-O157 STECs in 2012. This is the number of samples through the sample analysis completion date.