Table 1. Microbial contamination of eggs collected from farms to retailers

Sampling site	Salmonella species	E. coli	Arcobacter species
Egg layer farms (3)	0/30 (0%)	0/30 (0%)	4/30 (13.3%)
Egg-processing units (3)	0/180 (0%)	16/180 (8.9%)	0/180 (0%)
Retail markets (5)	0/265 (0%)	27/265 (10.1%)	0/265 (0%)
Total	0/475 (0%)	43/475 (9.05%)	4/475 (0.84%)