Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Seafood and Potential Hazards for the Consumers

Table 1

Types of ready-to-eat seafood, country of origin.

Type of product	No. of samples with characteristics favourable to L. monocytogenes	No. of samples with characteristics unfavourable to L. monocytogenes	Country of origin
Cold smoked salmon	12	2	Other EU country
Marinated seafood salad	5	3	Italy
Shrimps in brine	3	3	Other EU country
Salmon Carpaccio	4	—	Italy
Octopus Carpaccio	2	—	Italy
Marinated cuttlefish	—	1	Italy
Cooked marinated mackerel	2	—	Italy
Cold smoked herrings	—	1	Other EU country
Total	28	10	—