RTE food L. monocytogenes Salmonella spp.
Meals-1
Sandwiches 20/103a (19.4%)b 5/103 (4.9%)
Cheese and spinach pie 16/89 (18.0%) 1/89 (1.1%)
Cooked meat with vegetables meal 2/84 (2.4%) 0/84 (0.0%)
Total 38/276 (13.8%) 6/276 (2.2%)
Meals-2
Sandwiches 16/97 (16.5%) 4/97 (4.1%)
Cheese and spinach pie 10/52 (19.2%) 0/52 (0.0%)
Cooked meat with vegetables meal 0/71 (0.0%) 0/71 (0.0%)
Total 26/220 (11.8%) 4/220 (1.8%)
Salads-1
Vegetables with olive oil 3/23 (13.0%) 0/23 (0.0%)
Vegetables with meat and dressing 4/30 (13.3%) 1/30 (3.3%)
Total 7/53 (13.2%) 1/53 (1.9%)
Salads-2
Vegetables with olive oil 3/27 (11.1%) 0/27 (0.0%)
Vegetables with meat and dressing 6/35 (17.1%) 0/35 (0.0%)
Total 9/62 (14.5%) 0/62 (0.0%)
Desserts
Oven baked pastries 2/256 (0.8%) 0/256 (0.0%)
Desserts with dairy cream 76/335 (22.7%) 3/335 (0.9%)
Total 78/591 (13.2%) 3/591 (0.5%)
Ice cream 33/127 (26.0%) 0/127 (0.0%)
Grand Total 191/1329 (14.4%) 14/1329 (1.05%)
aNumber of positive samples/number of samples analyzed bPercentage of positive samples
Table 2: Prevalence levels of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. in RTE foods in Kefalonia, Greece.