TABLE 3. Percent Positive
L. monocytogenes
Tests for RTE meat and poultry products, CY 1990-2000
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TABLE 3. Percent Positive
L. monocytogenes
Tests for RTE meat and poultry products,
CY
1990-2000
Year
Cooked, Roast Corned Beef
Sliced Ham & Luncheon Meats
Small Cooked Sausages
Large Cooked Sausages
Jerky
Cooked Poultry Products
Salads/
Spreads/
Pâtés
Fermented Sausages
Other
1990
6.38
a
7.69
4.21
5.32
0.00
2.79
5.48
N/A
b
N/A
1991
4.02
5.48
7.24
4.60
0.00
2.62
3.17
N/A
N/A
1992
3.86
7.89
6.03
0.42
0.00
2.01
3.32
N/A
N/A
1993
3.04
8.05
5.30
2.13
0.00
1.91
2.19
N/A
N/A
1994
2.09
5.46
4.81
1.14
2.22
2.37
2.41
N/A
N/A
1995
2.68
5.00
4.09
1.14
0.00
2.25
4.69
N/A
N/A
1996
3.35
7.69
3.74
0.95
0.00
3.17
2.17
N/A
N/A
1997
2.08
4.20
2.74
1.62
0.00
0.95
2.43
9.26
N/A
1998
2.15
4.18
3.49
1.19
1.56
2.22
3.11
2.87
N/A
1999
2.71
4.58
1.76
0.43
0.00
1.44
1.15
2.09
N/A
2000
2.24
3.05
1.26
0.51
0.75
1.24
0.98
1.49
0.00
Cumulative
2.95
4.47
2.97
1.09
0.58
1.97
2.83
2.67
0.00
a
(Number Positive/Number Analyzed x 100) in 25 grams of tested product
b
N/A = Not Applicable
Last Modified: April 13, 2006
