3717-1-01(B)(115) State of Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code and definitions

"Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli" or STEC means any E. coli capable of producing Shiga toxins (also called verocytotoxins). STEC infections can be asymptomatic or may result in a spectrum of illness ranging from mild non-bloody diarrhea, to hemorrhagic colitis (i.e., bloody diarrhea), to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS - a type of kidney failure). Examples of serotypes of STEC include : E. coli 0157:H7; E.coli 0157:NM; E.coli 026:H11; E. coli 0145:NM; E. coli 0103:H2; and E. coli 0111:NM. STEC are sometimes referred to as verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) or as Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC). EHEC are a subset of STEC which can cause hemorrhagic colitis or HUS.