USDA E COLI
September 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
THE US Department of Agriculture is stepping up its efforts to reduce the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef. The measures will affect meat packing plants and include increased inspections, random visits and elimination of previous test exemptions. While the department's Food Safety and Inspection Service began to overhaul the meat inspection service two years ago, this new announcement comes on the heels of an enormous recall in July of 19 million pounds of ground beef by Conagra. "The scientific data show that E. coli O157:H7 ...
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