The high prevalence of S. aureus in retail meats in our study, particularly in beef livers (80%), is of concern, particularly that a recent study proved the potential of MRSA transfer from retail pork onto food contact surfaces and the possibility of consumer exposure [38]. Another study demonstrated that MRSA acquired on pig farms can be transferred through processing in the slaughter house [39]. Colonization of pork butchers with livestock associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) that was suggested to be acquired by cross-contamination from pork was recently proposed [40].