Listeria spp. in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat Foods

Table 2

TVCs in relation to levels of contamination by L. monocytogens.

Levels of the total viable counts/gm	<10^4	>10^4-10^5	>10^5-10^6	>10^6
Total examined samples (576 food samples).	120	192	144	120
Total samples containing L. monocytogens (78 food samples)	6	19	24	29
Samples containing levels < 10^3 CFU/g L. monocytogens (40 food samples).	3	10	12	15
Samples containing levels ≥ 10^3 CFU/g L. monocytogens (38 food samples).	3	9	12	14

*TVC: Total Viable Count.