Table 5. Risk assessment of consuming RTE vegetable salads.
Microorganisms | Mean dose of organisms per serving (CFU) | Mean probability of infection (90% CI) | Mean annual risk of infection (90% CI) | ||
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Frequent consumer (daily) | Average consumer (weekly) | Occasional consumer (monthly) | |||
Staphylococcus spp. | 1.89 × 107 | 70% (4%–210%) | 110% (100%–203%) | 110% (100%–200%) | 110% (100%–203%) |
Salmonella spp. | 2.4 × 106 | 90% (5%–270%) | 110% (100%–203%) | 110% (100%–206%) | 110% (100%–192%) |
E. coli | 3.1 × 107 | 100% (5%–300%) | 110% (100%–203%) | 110% (100%–207%) | 110% (100%–194%) |