Beef and E. coli

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Collecting Information on Receiving Establishment Escherichia coli O157:H7 Testing Notice instructing inspection program personnel to collect information about the results of E. coli O157:H7 testing performed by receiving establishments on incoming trim and other raw ground beef components supplied by another establishment. (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 6, 2008	Jun 17, 2008
	Cohen, Steven	Colorado Firm Recalls Beef Trim and Ground Beef Products for Possible E. coli O157:H7 Information on the ConAgra Beef Company voluntary recall of about 19 million pounds of beef trim and fresh and frozen ground beef products. The beef is being recalled as of July 19, 2002, for possible contamination by E. coli O157:H7. The page also contains information on safely preparing ground beef for consumption. (more) Publication Date: Friday, July 19, 2002	Jul 19, 2002
	Ralston, Katherine, C. Philip Brent, Yolanda Starke, Toija Riggins, and C.T. Jordan Lin	Consumer Food Safety Behavior: A Case Study in Hamburger Cooking and Ordering Report on the changing attitudes of consumers towards hamburger doneness, as seen through their home preparation and hamburger ordering behaviors. It discusses the reasons for the changes, the savings in medical costs for foodborne illness as a result of the changes, and the effects of the findings on future food safety education practices. Data is provided in tables on hamburger color, hamburger doneness, consumer knowledge and attitudes, demographic characteristics, and more. An appendix is provided entitled "An Economic Model of Risk and Palatability in Doneness Choice". (more) Publication Month: May 2002	Oct 7, 2002
	Data Gaps Working Group, Risk Assessment Consortium	Data Gaps for Selected Microbial Risk Assessments This document contains lists of data gaps identified in published microbial risk assessments by the US Food & Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Inspection Service, and the World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Each data gap is identified by exposure assessment category, the type of information needed, and a brief explanation of the specific data gap. For discussion of needs and gaps in microbial risk assessment as a whole, see Fazil, Aamir, et al. 2005. Microbial risk assessment as a foundation for informed decision-making: a needs, gaps and opportunities assessment (NGOA) for microbial risk assessment in food and water. Available here. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 2, 2004	Apr 6, 2004
	Ransom, J.R., et al.	Develop Optimal Methods for Sampling Rectal/Colonal Feces, Hides and Carcasses to Test for Presence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. This report describes optimal methods to test for E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. in feces inside the gastrointestinal tract, in the contaminants on the outside surfaces of animals, and in visible/invisible contamination on the inside and outside of surfaces on cattle carcasses. (more) Publication Month: December 2000	Jul 31, 2002
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Draft FSIS Microbiological Hazard Identification Guide for Meat and Poultry Components of Products Produced by Very Small Plants Guide on microbiological hazard identification for very small plant operators that was developed in consultation with the Meat and Poultry Subcommittee of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. It includes descriptions of pathogens of concern, guidance tables on the hazards in various process categories for products, and more. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, August 26, 1999	Jun 18, 2004
	Escherichia coli O157:H7 Risk Assessment Team, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Draft Risk Assessment of the Public Health Impact of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef Farm-to-table risk assessment of the risk from Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef. Publication Date: Friday, September 7, 2001	Nov 1, 2001
	Weber, Gary and Associates	Economic Incentives in Mandatory vs. Voluntary Fresh Produce Standards This presentation discusses economic incentives in mandatory vs. voluntary fresh produce standards. It was presented at the 2007 IRAC-sponsored Public Conference 'Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne Illness Regulations'. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Dec 7, 2007
	Committee on the Review of the USDA E. coli O157:H7 Farm-to-Table Process Risk Assessment, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine	Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef: Review of a Draft Risk Assessment Review by a committee of experts convened by the Institute of Medicine to review the 2001 USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) draft risk assessment for E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef. Appendices to this report include "Agendas of Public Meetings Held by the Committee on the Review of the USDA E. coli O157:H7 Farm-to-Table Risk Assessment," "Additional Comments," "Committee and Staff Biographies," and "E. coli Assessment" (Independent comments). (more) Publication Year: 2002	Oct 14, 2002
	Powell, Mark	FSIS Risk Assessment of E. coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef This presentation provides an overview of the draft findings of the FSIS risk assessment of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, March 2, 2000	Nov 1, 2001
	Cohen, Steven	FSIS Sampling for Ground Beef Shows E. coli O157:H7 Downward Trend Release regarding the number of E. coli O157:H7 positive samples in ground beef found by FSIS for 2003 as compared to previous years. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2003	Sep 22, 2003
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	HACCP Plan Reassessment for Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products "The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is publishing this notice to inform establishments that produce mechanically tenderized beef products that their next annual HACCP plan reassessment for these products must take into account the fact that there have been three relatively recent Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 outbreaks associated with consumption of mechanically tenderized beef." Comments are invited. (more) Deadline: Monday, July 25, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, May 26, 2005	Jun 1, 2005
	Food Safety Unit, Public Health Group, Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services Division, Department of Human Services, Victorian State Government	Kebab Survey Report of a survey of kebab meat temperature and handling practices as well as the presence of Clostridium perfringens, coliforms, E. coli, and Salmonella in meat samples and juice from the drip tray. The questionnaire used in the survey is attached as an appendix. (more)	Dec 17, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Lactoferrin Considered Safe to Fight E. Coli Release regarding aLF Ventures' plans to market lactoferrin, a GRAS component of an antimicrobial spray that can be used to reduce E. coli O157:H7 on uncooked beef carcasses. (more) Publication Date: Friday, August 22, 2003	Aug 25, 2003
	Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)	Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals This manual discusses laboratory diagnostic tests and information on vaccines for certain animal diseases. Publication Year: 2004	Oct 18, 2004
	Office of Public Health and Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Microbiological Results of Raw Ground Beef Products Analyzed for Escherichia coli O157:H7 Calendar Year 2003 Information on each sample found positive for E. coli O157:H7 in the FSIS microbiological testing program. For each positive sample, the sample source, collection date, state where collected, product status (held or recalled), and statistics on number of positives and number of samples analyzed at that time is given. Data is available back to 1994. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2006	Aug 7, 2002
	European Union Risk Analysis Information Network	Risk Assessment Database Database of data and study outcomes related to food safety risk assessment. Includes information on Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, Yersinia enterocolitica and Staphylococcus aureus in beef, pork, lamb, poultry, milk, and vegetables. Includes such study types as base line, growth, survival, dose response, and life style. Access to raw data files is limited to those who have submitted data. (more)	Oct 8, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Risk Assessment of E.coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef Overview and progress updates of the FSIS E. coli risk assessment.	Aug 31, 2001
	Nauta, M.J.; Evers, E.G.; Takumi, K.; Havelaar, A.H.	Risk Assessment of Shiga-toxin Producing Escherichia coli O157 in Steak Tartare in the Netherlands Abstract with link to full text of a quantitative microbiological risk assessment of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 in steak tartare in the Netherlands. (more) Publication Year: 2001	Apr 25, 2002
	Gale, Paul	Risk Assessment: Use of Composting and Biogas Treatment to Dispose of Catering Waste Containing Meat Assessment of risks to humans and livestock from pathogens in compost associated with uncooked meat in catering (including household) waste. Pathogens considered include BSE, scrapie, foot and mouth disease virus, classical swine fever virus, swine vesicular disease, African swine fever, Newcastle disease, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma gondii, Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, Trichinella spiralis, Clostridium botulinum, and plant pathogens. Includes an appendix entitled "Response to the Survey of Meat Preparation in Kitchens". (more) Publication Month: May 2002	Apr 28, 2004
	United States, prepared for the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, Thirty-fifth Session	Risk Profile for Enterohemorragic E. coli Including the Identification of the Commodities of Concern, Including Sprouts, Ground Beef and Pork Discussion paper on a risk profile for E. coli, including discussion of the pathogen, foods of concern, the associated public health concern, sources of contamination, risk assessment requirements and questions, previous risk assessments, data gaps, and more. The risk profile itself, "Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Infection (EHEC): A Risk Profile" is attached as an appendix. (more) Publication Month: September 2002	Apr 13, 2004
	Lake, Rob; Hudson, Andrew; Cressey, Peter/Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited	Risk Profile: Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Red Meat and Meat Products Profile of the risks associated with shiga toxigenic E. coli in red meat and meat products in New Zealand. Includes each step of a qualitative risk assessment as well as other information that will be useful for risk management. Also includes an appendix entitled "Categories for Risk Profiles". (more) Publication Month: August 2002	Sep 24, 2003
	Lake, Rob; Hudson, Andrew; Cressey, Peter/Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited	Risk Profile: Shiga-like Toxin Producing Escherichia coli in Uncooked Comminuted Fermented Meat Products Profile of the risks associated with shiga-like toxin producing E. coli in uncooked comminuted fermented meat products in New Zealand. Includes each step of a qualitative risk assessment as well as other information that will be useful for risk management. Also includes an appendix entitled "Categories for Risk Profiles". (more) Publication Month: February 2003	Sep 24, 2003

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