date:May 07, 2012
gency's ability to prevent foodborne illness by strengthening the food safety infrastructure.
Together, these measures will provide us with more tools to protect our food supply, resulting in stronger public-health protections for consumers, Hagen added.
According to USDA, about 13,000 to 15,000 samples of ground beef and beef trimmings are screened for E. coli annually, of which, 65 to 75 samples are tested presumptively positive, and 95% of the samples are later confirmed positive through