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Year-to-Date Totals: Testing of Raw Ground Beef and Raw Ground Beef Component Samples for E. coli O157:H7

*Results are posted according to the sample analysis completion date.

**Follow-up may also include non-routine testing.

***On May 1, 2012, FSIS implemented a redesign of its Trim Verification program to increase its ability to detect E. coli O157:H7 (FSIS Notice 27-12).

November 5, 2017: Results from Analysis of Raw Ground Beef Samples for E. coli O157:H7
Source Number Analyzed Number Positive Percent Positive
Federal Plants 9,761 7 0.07
Verification 9,612 6 0.06
Follow-up** 149 1 0.67
Retail Stores 492 1 0.2
Verification 491 1 0.2
Follow-up 1 0 0
Imports 36 0 0

*Results are posted according to the sample analysis completion date.

**Follow-up may also include non-routine testing.

***On May 1, 2012, FSIS implemented a redesign of its Trim Verification program to increase its ability to detect E. coli O157:H7 (FSIS Notice 27-12).

November 4, 2018: Results from Analysis of Raw Ground Beef Samples for E. coli O157:H7
Source Number Analyzed Number Positive Percent Positive
Federal Plants 9,505 4 0.04
Verification 9,408 4 0.04
Follow-up** 97 0 0
Retail Stores 476 0 0
Verification 476 0 0
Follow-up 0 0 0
Imports 36 0 0

*Results are posted according to the sample analysis completion date.

**Follow-up may also include non-routine testing.

***On May 1, 2012, FSIS implemented a redesign of its Trim Verification program to increase its ability to detect E. coli O157:H7 (FSIS Notice 27-12).

November 5, 2017: Results from Analysis of Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7
Source Number Analyzed Number Positive Percent Positive
Federal Plants 5,239 11 0.21
Trim Verification*** 3,029 6 0.2
Follow-up to RGB Positive 154 0 0
Follow-up to RGBC Positive 579 3 0.52
Other RGBC Verification 482 1 0.21
Bench Trim Verification 995 1 0.1
Import 1,628 1 0.06

*Results are posted according to the sample analysis completion date.

**Follow-up may also include non-routine testing.

***On May 1, 2012, FSIS implemented a redesign of its Trim Verification program to increase its ability to detect E. coli O157:H7 (FSIS Notice 27-12).

November 4, 2018: Results from Analysis of Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7
Source Number Analyzed Number Positive Percent Positive
Federal Plants 5,870 8 0.14
Trim Verification*** 3,238 6 0.19
Follow-up to RGB Positive 29 0 0
Follow-up to RGBC Positive 488 0 0
Other RGBC Verification 1,071 2 0.19
Bench Trim Verification 1,044 0 0
Import 860 0 0

Results from Analysis of Raw Ground Beef and Raw Ground Beef Component Samples for E. coli O157:H7* Year-End Results, 2017

 

Raw Ground Beef (RGB)
Source As of December 31, 2016 As of December 31, 2017
Number Analyzed Number Positive Percent Positive Number Analyzed Number Positive Percent Positive
Federal Plants 11,540 7 0.06 11,305 10 0.09

Verification

 11,489 7 0.06 11,153 9 0.08

Follow-up**

 51 0 0.00 152 1 0.66
 
Retail Stores 572 1 0.17 570 1 0.18

Verification

 570 1 0.18 569 1 0.18

Follow-up

 2 0 0.00 1 0 0.00
 
Imports 27 0 0.00 38 0 0.00
 
Raw Ground Beef Components (RGBC)
Source As of December 31, 2016 As of December 31, 2017
Number Analyzed Number Positive Percent Positive Number Analyzed Number Positive Percent Positive
Federal Plants 6,176 8 0.13 6,189 12 019

Trim Verification***

 3,779 7 0.19 3,562 7 0.20

Follow-up to RGB Positive

 36 0 0.00 168 0 0.00

Follow-up to RGBC Positive

 639 0 0.00 671 3 0.45

Other RGBC Verification

 488 0 0.00 645 1 0.16

Bench Trim Verification

 1,234 1 0.08 1,143 1 0.09
 
Imports 667 0 0.00 1,722 1 0.06

Source3 As of November 4, 2018
Federal Plants Retail2 Imports
Verification Follow-up Verification Follow-up Verification
Beef 0.04%
(4/9,274)		 0.00%
(0/97)		 N/A N/A 0.00%
(0/35)
Veal 0.00%
(0/110)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 N/A N/A 0.00%
(0/1)
Mixed6 0.00%
(0/22)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 N/A N/A 0.00%
(0/0)
Unknown7 0.00%
(0/2)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 N/A N/A 0.00%
(0/0)
TOTAL 0.04%
(4/9,408)

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 Mixed source is composed of both beef and veal products.
7 Inspector did not answer the question on the sampling form.
8 May also include non-routine testing.

 

Source2 As of November 4, 2018
Federal Plants Import
Trim Verification Follow-up to RGB Positive at Supplier Follow-up to RGBC Positive Other RGBC Verification Bench Trim Verification Verification/ Follow-up
Beef 0.19%3
(6/3,203)4		 0.00%
(0/29)		 0.00%
(0/475)		 0.19%
(2/1,071)		 0.00%
(0/1,012)		 0.00%
(0/860)
Veal 0.00%
(0/35)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/13)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/32)		 0.00%
(0/0)
Mixed5 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)
Unknown6 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)		 0.00%
(0/0)
TOTAL 0.19%
(6/3,238)		 0.00%
(0/29)		 0.00%
(0/488)		 0.19%
(2/1,071)		 0.00%
(0/1,044)		 0.00%
(0/860)

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Last Updated: Nov 09, 2018