Approximately 424 pounds of raw veal products imported from the Netherlands may be contaminated with Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O103.
Approximately 5,620 pounds of boneless veal, and ground veal, beef and pork products may be adulterated with non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O111.
MOL-PCR can rapidly screen samples concurrently for several STEC O serogroups and three major virulence factors (genes for two Shiga toxin and intimin).