date:May 31, 2012
remain effective if carcasses were exposed to temperature abuse.
The researchers said that E.coli H7:0157 is responsible for around half of the 175,000 cases of shiga toxin producing E.coli in the US annually, citing studies that suggested a wide prevalence of the pathogen present along the beef supply chain.
It noted that, despite action to reduce the number of E.coli outbreaks, incidents still occurred which indicated additional hurdles during or post-chilling could help prevent the bacteri