Listeria spp. in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat Foods
Street-vended ready-to-eat food sold in Egypt, including sandwiches and dishes of traditional food, was examined for the presence of Listeria species. Out of 576 samples, 24% were found to contain Listeria species. L. monocytogenes and L. innocua were isolated from 57% and 39% of the contaminated sa...
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| description | Street-vended ready-to-eat food sold in Egypt, including sandwiches and dishes of traditional food, was examined for the presence of Listeria species. Out of 576 samples, 24% were found to contain Listeria species. L. monocytogenes and L. innocua were isolated from 57% and 39% of the contaminated samples, respectively. Other Listeria spp. were detected with lower frequency. L. monocytogenes of ≥103 CFU/g were detected in 7% of the total examined samples, which represent 49% of the contaminated food samples (meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products, and products of plant origin). Most of the samples contaminated by L. monocytogenes had high levels of total viable bacterial counts. The results obtained may help to clarify the epidemiology of listeriosis in the country and draw the attention of the decision makers to issue hygienic regulations for food processing industries as well as street vendors in order to ensure safe street-vended ready-to-eat food. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-117e321839924edaa259f37bc61ed7052025-08-20T02:01:54ZengWileyInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases1687-708X1687-70982011-01-01201110.1155/2011/968031968031Listeria spp. in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat FoodsMoustafa El-Shenawy0Mohamed El-Shenawy1Jordi Mañes2Jose M. Soriano3Department of Food and Environmental Microbiology, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo 12311, EgyptDepartment of Environmental Microbiology, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Al-Anfushy, Alexandria 11695, EgyptObservatory of Nutrition and Food Safety in Developing Countries, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Burjassot 46100, SpainObservatory of Nutrition and Food Safety in Developing Countries, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Burjassot 46100, SpainStreet-vended ready-to-eat food sold in Egypt, including sandwiches and dishes of traditional food, was examined for the presence of Listeria species. Out of 576 samples, 24% were found to contain Listeria species. L. monocytogenes and L. innocua were isolated from 57% and 39% of the contaminated samples, respectively. Other Listeria spp. were detected with lower frequency. L. monocytogenes of ≥103 CFU/g were detected in 7% of the total examined samples, which represent 49% of the contaminated food samples (meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products, and products of plant origin). Most of the samples contaminated by L. monocytogenes had high levels of total viable bacterial counts. The results obtained may help to clarify the epidemiology of listeriosis in the country and draw the attention of the decision makers to issue hygienic regulations for food processing industries as well as street vendors in order to ensure safe street-vended ready-to-eat food.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/968031 |
| spellingShingle | Moustafa El-Shenawy Mohamed El-Shenawy Jordi Mañes Jose M. Soriano Listeria spp. in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat Foods Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
| title | Listeria spp. in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat Foods |
| title_full | Listeria spp. in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat Foods |
| title_fullStr | Listeria spp. in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat Foods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Listeria spp. in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat Foods |
| title_short | Listeria spp. in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat Foods |
| title_sort | listeria spp in street vended ready to eat foods |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/968031 |
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