Tommy Wheeler is a research leader in the Meat Safety and Quality Research Unit for USDA, ARS, at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Centerin Clay Center, Neb. Contact him via e-mail at Tommy.Wheeler@ARS.USDA.GOV.
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The beef industry has been focused on dealing with E. coli O157:H7 since the 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak. Researchers at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) have been conducting studies since then to help the industry reduce the risk of this pathogen ending up in beef products.
