| prevalence of listeria monocytogenes and salmonella in ready-to-eat food in catalonia, spain. | listeria monocytogenes and salmonella are pathogenic bacteria that can contaminate food products during or after processing. ready-to-eat (rte) food does not undergo any treatment to ensure its safety before consumption, and therefore risk of foodborne disease must be considered if these pathogens are present in the food. to evaluate the prevalence of these pathogens in rte food, 140 rte fish product samples, 501 rte meat product samples, 462 rte dairy samples, and 123 rte dishes and desserts, p ... | 2008 | 18468047 |