date:Jun 02, 2012
necessary to prevent Shiga-toxin producing E coli infecting their products.
Research shows that the system we have in place for E. coli O157:H7 will also destroy other strains of E. coli, said Mr Hodges. That is why we believe that this policy will not improve food safety, but rather will consume resources that could be better spent to identify new preventive strategies.
US beef is extremely safe, he added.
Meanwhile, USDA is calling its new testing procedures a zero-tolerance policy and has