One of the major findings of this study was
the high prevalence of three major foodborne
pathogens, Salmonella, E. coli and S. aureus in raw meat served in Thai self-service style restaurants (Table 1)
and none of the restaurants carried raw meat negative
for all three pathogens. Of all the raw meat samples
tested, 77% were positive for at least one of the three
pathogens. Only 8% were found to carry all three
pathogens tested (Table 2). Combination of Salmonella
and E. coli was most commonly found (22%), followed
by the presence of E. coli only (21%). These
observations confirm the potential role of raw meat
served in Thai self-service style restaurants as vehicle
for human foodborne diseases.