Table 1.

Mean total aerobic bacterial, coliform and Enterobacteriaceae counts of ready to eat street foods against the standard Hawassa, Ethiopia, May to September 2014.

Food Item	Number	Mean bacterial colony count (CFU/gm)	Coliform count (CFU/gm)	Enterobacteriaceae count CFU/gm)
Kita*	12	6.1×105	7.6×103	2.3×104
Ambasha**	12	3.0×105	2.6×103	1.1×104
Raw fish	12	6.7×106	5.1×104	6.8×104
Potato	12	4.0×105	6.8×103	2.5×104
Awaze***	12	1.7×105	3.9×103	8.1×103
Avocado	12	2.8×105	4.8×103	9.4×103

^*Thin flat bread commonly made from Corn and Wheat flour and doesn't need any fermentation

^**Pizza type bread made from Wheat flour with baking powder

^***Chili-based thick sauce made from fresh red pepper, ginger, onions and salt and severely blended