Microbiological Testing Program for Escherichia coli O157:H7: Individual Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef and RGB Components, 2003
| View Positive Results by Year: |
Related Information: All E. coli Tables
| Raw Ground Beef Products Analyzed for E. coli O157:H7, Calendar Year 2003 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Source1 | Collection Date | Where Collected | Product Status | Total Positives this Year | Samples Analyzed this Year | Total Positives2 | Total Samples Analyzed2 |
| Federal | Dec 10 | FL | Recalled | 20 | >6,392 | 246 | >60,732 |
| Federal | Dec 9 | PA | Held | 19 | >6,263 | 245 | >60,603 |
| Federal | Nov 4 | TX | Held | 18 | >5,647 | 244 | >59,987 |
| Federal | Oct 6 | KS | Held | 17 | >5,103 | 243 | >59,443 |
| Federal | Oct 3 | WI | Held | 16 | >5,103 | 242 | >59,443 |
| Federal | Sep 8 | TX | Held | 15 | >4,536 | 241 | >58,876 |
| Federal | Aug 17 | CA | Held | 14 | >4,155 | 240 | >58,496 |
| Federal | Aug 14 | MD | Held | 13 | >4,155 | 239 | >58,496 |
| Federal | Aug 14 | KS | Held | 12 | >4,155 | 238 | >58,496 |
| Federal | Jun 11 | MA | Held | 11 | >3,447 | 237 | >57,788 |
| Federal | Jun 5 | OR | Held | 10 | >3,308 | 236 | >57,649 |
| Federal | Jun 5 | OR | Held | 9 | >3,308 | 235 | >57,649 |
| Federal | Jun 3 | PA | Held | 8 | 3,308 | 234 | 57,649 |
| Federal | May 14 | NY | Held | 7 | >2,878 | 233 | >57,219 |
| Federal | Apr 22 | OR | Recalled | 6 | 2,479 | 232 | 56,820 |
| Federal | Apr 17 | PA | Held | 5 | >2,356 | 231 | >56,697 |
| Federal | Apr 15 | MI | Held | 4 | >2,250 | 230 | >56,591 |
| Federal | Feb 26 | UT | Held | 3 | >1,462 | 229 | >55,803 |
| Federal | Jan 10 | CA | Held | 2 | >338 | 228 | >54,679 |
| Federal | Jan 9 | PA | Held | 1 | >338 | 227 | 54,679 |
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.