Table 1. General sample characteristics (n=164)
| Sample | Number (%)
| p-value |
| Meat retail shops | 164 (100.0) |
|
| Month | January | 10 (6.1) | <0.001 |
| February | 6 (3.7) |
| March | 4 (2.4) |
| April | 14 (8.5) |
| May | 15 (9.1) |
| June | 9 (5.5) |
| July | 21 (12.8) |
| August | 12 (7.3) |
| September | 3 (1.8) |
| October | 16 (9.8) |
| November | 22 (13.4) |
| December | 32 (19.5) |
|
| Season | Spring | 33 (20.1) | 0.046 |
| Summer | 42 (25.6) |
| Autumn | 41 (25.0) |
| Winter | 48 (29.3) |
|
| Livestock product | Beef | 66 (40.2) | 0.488 |
| Pork | 91 (55.5) |
| Chicken | 7 (4.3) |
|
| Product form1) | Raw material | 35 (21.3) | 0.626 |
| Finished product | 129 (78.7) |