{"id":19041,"date":"2019-11-03T18:24:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T00:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/?p=19041"},"modified":"2020-03-06T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T23:24:10","slug":"ground-beef-food-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/food-safety-news\/ground-beef-food-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground Beef Food Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

All meat potentially contains harmful bacteria that\u2014if not destroyed by cooking to a proper temperature\u2014can cause foodborne illness.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, if bacteria are present when beef is ground, then more of the meat surface is exposed to the harmful bacteria. Grinding allows any bacteria present on the surface to be mixed throughout the meat.<\/p>\n

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Cook to Safe Internal Min. Temperature<\/h3>\n

To destroy harmful bacteria in ground beef, cook it to a safe minimum internal temperature of 160\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

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What kind of bacteria can be in ground beef?<\/h3>\n

The pathogenic (illness-causing) bacteria generally found in ground beef are E. coli<\/em> and Salmonella.<\/em>\u00a0These harmful bacteria cannot be seen or smelled.<\/p>\n

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