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Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2017

Individual results for 2017 positive Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components.

Sample 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.

Totals: "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.

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 Verification, Beef 19-Dec-17 NY Held 11 11,791 536 228,639
Federal RGB Verification, Beef 16-Nov-17 PA Held 10 10,912 535 227,760
Federal RGB Verification, Beef 1-Nov-17 NY Held 9 10,492 534 227,340
Federal RGB Verification, Beef 7-Sep-17 VT Held 8 8,572 533 225,420
Federal RGB Verification, Beef 11-Jul-17 MI Held 7 6,836 532 223,684
Federal RGB Verification, Beef 28-Jun-17 TN Held 6 6,312 531 223,160
Federal RGB Verification, Beef 6-Jun-17 LA Held 5 5,707 530 222,555
Federal RGB Verification, Beef 11-May-17 NC Held 4 4,821 529 221,669
Federal RGB Verification, Beef 10-May-17 FL Held 3 4,536 528 221,384
Retail RGB Verification (Product Type N/A) 20-Apr-17 PA Recalled 2 4,146 527 220,994
Federal RGB Follow-up, Beef 9-Mar-17 TX Held 1 2,603 526 219,451
Sample Source Collection Date Target STECs Where Collected Product Status Positives this Year Samples Analyzed this Year Total Positives Total Samples Analyzed
Trim Verification, Beef 13-Dec-16 O103 PR Held 49 6,656 352 44,532
Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Beef 5-Dec-16 O26 CA Held 48 6,497 351 44,373
Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Veal 19-Nov-16 O103 NY Held 47 6,101 350 43,977
Trim Verification, Beef 18-Nov-16 O157:H7 KS Held 46 6,101 349 43,977
Trim Verification, Beef 15-Nov-16 O26 ID Held 45 6,101 348 43,977
Trim Verification, Veal 7-Nov-16 O26 VT Held 44 5,951 347 43,827
Trim Verification, Beef 2-Nov-16 O111 PR Held 43 5,818 346 43,694
Bench Trim Verification, Beef 31-Oct-16 O157:H7 PA Held 42 5,818 345 43,694
Trim Verification, Beef 26-Oct-16 O157:H7 PA Held 41 5,818 344 43,694
Trim Verification, Beef 26-Oct-16 O26 CA Held 40 5,687 343 43,563
Trim Verification, Beef 21-Oct-16 O103 FL Held 39 5,687 342 43,563
Trim Verification, Beef 18-Oct-16 O103 WI Held 38 5,554 341 43,430
Trim Verification, Beef 18-Oct-16 O103 NY Held 37 5,554 340 43,430
Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Veal 5-Oct-16 O103 OH Held 36 5,393 339 43,269
Trim Verification, Beef 23-Sep-16 O103 IL Held 35 5,170 338 43,046
Trim Verification, Beef 22-Sep-16 O103 PA Held 34 5,170 337 43,046
Trim Verification, Beef 15-Sep-16 O111 TN Held 33 5,047 336 42,923
Trim Verification, Beef 14-Sep-16 O157:H7 TX Held 32 4,903 335 42,779
Trim Verification, Beef 1-Sep-16 O103 TN Held 31 4,780 334 42,656
Trim Verification, Beef 31-Aug-16 O103 MD Held 30 4,780 333 42,656
Trim Verification, Veal 22-Aug-16 O111 OH Held 29 4,609 332 42,485
Trim Verification, Veal 16-Aug-16 O26 NY Held 28 4,482 331 42,358
Trim Verification, Beef 19-Jul-16 O103 MD Held 27 3,974 330 41,850
Trim Verification, Veal 13-Jul-16 O103 OH Held 26 3,974 329 41,850
Trim Verification, Beef 13-Jul-16 O157:H7 TN Held 25 3,828 328 41,704
Trim Verification, Beef 16-Jun-16 O111 CA Held 24 3,433 327 41,309
Import Verification / Follow-up, Beef 15-Jun-16 O103 Uruguay Held 23 3,281 326 41,157
Trim Verification, Beef 7-Jun-16 O103 WI Held 22 3,133 325 41,009
Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Beef 3-Jun-16 O103 CA Held 21 3,133 324 41,009
Trim Verification, Beef 23-May-16 O157:H7 SC Held 20 2,859 323 40,735
Trim Verification, Beef 19-May-16 O157:H7 KS Held 19 2,859 322 40,735
Import Verification / Follow-up, Beef 27-Apr-16 O103 Uruguay Held 18 2,587 321 40,463
Trim Verification, Beef 19-Apr-16 O157:H7 TX Held 17 2,185 320 40,061
Trim Verification, Beef 19-Apr-16 O103 NY Held 16 2,185 319 40,061
Trim Verification, Beef 11-Apr-16 O103 TX Held 15 2,034 318 39,910
Trim Verification, Beef 11-Apr-16 O103 TX Held 14 2,034 317 39,910
Trim Verification, Beef 8-Apr-16 O103 NE Held 13 2,034 316 39,910
Follow-up to RGBC Positive, Beef 8-Apr-16 O26 ID Held 12 2,034 315 39,910
Trim Verification, Beef 28-Mar-16 O103 KS Held 11 1,762 314 39,638
Trim Verification, Beef 29-Mar-16 O26 NC Held 10 1,762 313 39,638
Trim Verification, Beef 24-Mar-16 O26 TN Held 9 1,762 312 39,638
Trim Verification, Veal 18-Feb-16 O103 PA Held 8 1,104 311 38,980
Trim Verification, Beef 12-Feb-16 O103 PA Held 7 968 310 38,844
Trim Verification, Beef 9-Feb-16 O103 SC Held 6 850 309 38,726
Trim Verification, Beef 29-Jan-16 O103 CO Held 5 705 308 38,581
Trim Verification, Mixed 28-Jan-16 O111 ID Held 4 705 307 38,581
Trim Verification, Veal 6-Jan-16 O45 OH Held 3 134 306 38,010
Trim Verification, Beef 5-Jan-16 O111 FL Held 2 134 305 38,010
Trim Verification, Beef 29-Dec-15 O26 CO Held 1 24 304 37,900

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Last Updated: Dec 24, 2017