Table 2.
Contamination levels of thermotolerant coliforms above the threshold determinate by the Brazilian official standards set forth for shellfish meats
| Apr/ 09 | Mai/ 09 | Jun/ 09 | Jul/ 09 | Aug/ 09 | Sep/ 09 | Oct/ 09 | Nov/ 09 | Dec/ 09 | Jan/ 10 | Feb/ 10 | Mar/ 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of samples of shellfish meats above 3 × 102 MPN/ 100 g of thermotolerant coliforms | ||||||||||||
| Number | 3 out of 8 | 9 out of 16 | 10 out of 16 | 15 out of 16 | 7 out of 16 | 7 out of 16 | 7 out of 16 | 5 out of 16 | 3 out of 16 | 4 out of 16 | 6 out of 16 | 6 out of 16 |
| % | 37.5 | 56.2 | 62.5 | 93.7 | 43.7 | 43.7 | 43.7 | 31.2 | 18.7 | 25.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 |
* The Brazilian official standards set forth establish a maximum of < 3 × 102 MPN/ 100 g of thermotolerant colifomrs for shellfish meats in harvesting areas (BRASIL 2011)