Table 2. Frequency of STECs isolated from FDA regulated food commodities per year from 2010–2017.
| Yeara | Number of STECs Isolated | % | STs | Commodities | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 1.09 | 3017, 641, 446 | lettuce, celery, tomato | TX |
| 2004 | 4 | 1.45 | 655, 205, 642 | lettuce, cantaloupe, cilantro | TX, CA, MD |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.36 | 677 | lettuce | CA |
| 2006 | 4 | 1.45 | 33,211,764,496 | alfalfa sprouts, lettuce | MI, CA, MN |
| 2007 | 2 | 0.72 | 297, 295 | cantaloupe, lettuce | NY, OH |
| 2008 | 10 | 3.62 | 21, 329, 6475, 642, 2217, 4496, 2008, 1385 | spinach, lettuce | CA, WA, MI |
| 2009 | 11 | 3.99 | 223, 58, 11, 6509, 718, 4496, 2389, 6638, 2008, 5530 | spinach, lettuce, flour | FL, CA, OH, MI, TX, MD, WI, NY |
| 2010 | 34 | 12.32 | 6640, 2520, 154, 661, 443, 205, 718, 173, 2387, 10, 706, 692, 4173, 1431, 4496, 5299, 3, 295, 5435, 2008, 1727 | spinach, lettuce, cilantro, sprouts, hot pepper, tomato | TX, CA, FL, WI, NY, CO, WA, |
| 2011 | 38 | 13.77 | 6642, 942, 297, 6641, 955, 11, 679, 6639, 2161, 21, 692, 2217, 4496, 88, 306, 5435, 205, 2008, 5973, 691, 724 | spinach, cantaloupe, lettuce, almond, alfalfa sprouts, cilantro, hot pepper | MI, MN, CA, TX, OH, FL, CO |
| 2012 | 40 | 14.49 | 993, 16, 223, 5975, 2520, 443, 1611, 119, 718, 677, 297, 173, 2387, 101, 21, 5602, 747, 906, 5395, 2385, 4496, 101, 442, 295 | cilantro, flour, spinach, lettuce, cherry tomatoes | TX, FL, NC, NY, CO, OH, MI, CA, WA |
| 2013 | 13 | 4.71 | 223, 297, 325, 2388, 1611, 394, 677, 156, 937, 2385, 35, 515 | cilantro, basil, sprouts, parsley, flour | GA, CA, TX, TN, AZ |
| 2014 | 36 | 13.04 | 993, 17, 16, 2520, 297, 329, 442, 679, 677, 297, 173, 657, 2387, 21, 342, 43, 906, 675, 6632, 2385, 88, 3759, 2217, 306, 29, 5960, 10 | lettuce, kale, cheese, clover sprouts, animal feed, basil, Leafy greens, spinach | OH, CA, WI, AZ, WA, KY, OR, PA |
| 2015 | 12 | 4.35 | 723, 1967, 1817, 25, 398, 32, 442, 205, 446, 21, 342, 40 | environmental, flour, lettuce, Leafy greens, spinach, pepper, kale | WA, NE, AZ, CA, OR |
| 2016 | 53 | 19.20 | 655, 747, 723, 4496, 154, 17, 1792, 297, 21, 33 | flour, kale, spinach | MO, CO, MI, OK, CA |
| 2017 | 15 | 5.43 | 1112, 5082, 662, 1086, 162 | cucumbers, soy nut butter, pepper, flour | KY |
| Total | 276 | 100.00 |
a- STECs isolated during years 2003–2009 are included as historical STECs and their prevalence was not used for determining the STEC frequency in foods regulated by the FDA per year.