NUTRITION
FOOD SAFETY
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Question
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E. Coli
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parasites
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worms
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salmonella
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Detailed explanation-1: -Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a major foodborne pathogen causing severe disease in humans worldwide. Healthy cattle are a reservoir of E. coli O157:H7, and bovine food products and fresh produce contaminated with bovine waste are the most common sources for disease outbreaks in the United States. E.
Detailed explanation-2: -E. coli is present in the intestines and feces of many healthy animals including cattle, goats, sheep, deer and elk. During the butchering process, E. coli sometimes gets onto the surface of the meat.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thanks to many food safety technologies used by the meat packing industry, E. coli O157:H7 is removed during processing and is found in ground beef less than one half of one percent of the time.