Hazard Database
Hazard detail
| Food Type : | Beef (raw) |
| Description : | All cuts of beef |
| Hazard: | Biological -- Enterobacteriacae -- STEC |
| Source: | Note shiga toxin producing E coli (STEC) are rare in adult beef animals in NZ. If present, contamination is associated with faeces, ingesta and dirt from the gastrointestinal tract and hide |
| Justification: | *Risk Profile: STEC in red meat. *Generic RMP for Slaughter, Dressing, Cooling and Boning of Cattle. *Microbial Pathogen Datasheet |
| Control Measure: | Good Operating (hygienic and manufacturing) Practice, minimising contamination from the gastrointestinal tract and hide to the meat during slaughter and dressing |
| Reference: | Risk Profile: STEC in Red meat |
| Last Updated: | 15/01/2019 |