E. coli O157:H7

Notices, Directives and Policy Memos

FSIS Federal Register Notice on Test and Control Procedures, April 2011

Notice 60:10 Intensified Verification Testing and “For Cause” Food Safety Assessments in Response to Ready-to-Eat Testing Results

Notice 58-10: Collecting Supplier Information at the Time of Sample Collection for E. coli O157:H7

 

Government Documents

USDA Audit of Application of FSIS Sampling Protocol for Testing Best Trim for E. coli May 2012

OIG Report: FSIS Sampling Protocol for Testing Beef Trim for E. coli O157:H7, February 2011

Healthy People 2020 Objectives

USDA Guidelines for School Lunch Program, July 2011

 

AMI Comments

AMI Comments in Support New FSIS Test and Hold Procedures - July 2011

AMI Comments on Pre-Harvest Management Controls and Intervention Options for Reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shedding in Cattle - May 2010

 

Correspondence

AMI Letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Non-O157:H7 Shiga-toxin Producing Escherichia coli (STEC), August 2010

AMI Letter to FSIS Regarding Risk Assessment for Non-Intact Beef Steaks, February 1,2010

AMI Letter to President Barack Obama Applauding Formation of Food Safety Working Group, March 27, 2009



Fact Sheets/Charts

The Role of an N-60 Sampling Program in Ground Beef Safety, December 2009

AMI Fact Sheet: E. coli O157:H7



Press Releases/News Stories

U.S. Achieves Public Health Goals for E. coli O157:H7 Cases For Second Straight Year, CDC Says, June 7, 2011 

New Federal Data: E.coli O157:H7 Found in Less Than One Quarter of One Percent of Samples; Prevalence down 72 Percent since 2000 , May 13, 2011

National Academies Report Finds No Scientific Basis for More Stringent Testing of Ground Beef Served in School Lunch Programs, December 9, 2010

National Health Objectives for 2020 Released, December 3, 2010

FSIS Reissues Notice on 'For Cause' FSAs in Response to RTE Results, October 14, 2010

FSIS Instructs Personnel to Record Supplier Information at Time of Sample Collection for E. coli O157:H7, October 13, 2010

AMI Outlines Actions USDA Should Take to Address STECs in Beef, August 19, 2010

AMI Defends Current E. coli Tracing Procedures in Comments to FSIS, May 13, 2010

United States Achieves National Health Objective for E. coli o157:H7 Infections, CDC Says, April 15, 2010

AMI: Current E. coli O157:H7 Tracing Procedures Not Broken, March 12, 2010

AMI President and CEO Defends Safety of Meat Supply During Appearance on Larry King Live, October 13, 2009

FSIS Publishes Questions and Answers on New E.coli Measures for Establishments Processing Raw Beef Products, July 2, 2009

AMI Letter to President Applauds Creation of Food Safety Working Group, March 27, 2009

American Meat Institute Statement on Possible Change to USDA Policy on E. coli O157:H7 in Beef, April 9, 2008

Statement of Beef Industry Food Safety Council Members Presented at Public Meeting Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli: Addressing the Challenges, Moving Forward with Solutions, April 10, 2008

AMI Tells Ag Secretary It Opposes Expansion of FSIS E. coli Policy, March 31, 2008

FSIS Issues Salmonella and E. coli Sampling Notice for Low Volume Establishments, February 8, 2008

FSIS Releases E. coli Notices and Poultry Labeling Guidance, December 21, 2007


Links

CDC - FoodNet - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network

AMI Web Site: Meatsafety.org

Role of Microbiological Testing