New Hampshire: Cooking Ground Beef At Least 160°F Or 70°C Avoids E.Coli Infection

The New Hampshire E. Coli incidents is being investigated by health officials in an aim of tracking down the source of the New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak that has sickened at least 12 patients. The Division of Public Health Services is working with the federal partners to investigate the source of the ground beef that caused the New Hampshire E. Coli Outbreak according to Marcella Bobinsky, acting director of DPHS.

The New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak, according to authorities, has been linked to ground beef, Meat Poultry reported. However, the New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak patients have eaten the beef from several different locations.

The New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak report claimed that the ground beef is a known source of E. coli that is why it is important for people to avoid eating undercooked ground beef. To avoid the New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak again, it is advised that ground beef should be cooked to a temperature of at least 160°F or 70°C. It is also important for consumers to thoroughly wash their hands, counters, cutting boards and utensils after touching raw meat to avoid the spread the New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak.

The New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak investigation revealed that 12 New Hampshire E. Coli Outbreak patients were sickened by the same strain of pathogen after eating ground beef that caused the New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak. The strain that infected a dozen of people in the New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak is known as Escherichia coli O157:H7, which can cause severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, bloody stool and vomiting. Most people recover within five to seven days, but very young children and the elderly are vulnerable to hemolytic uremic syndrome, a potentially life-threatening complication.

The New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak does not present a risk to New Hampshire residents, Nature World News reported. However, the New Hampshire E. Coli outbreak investigating health officials still recommended that consumers should strictly follow food safety best practices.