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The spread of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBLs) or AmpC β-Lactamases (AmpC) encoding genes in healthy human populations is of major concern. The role of the food chain has been questioned since numerous studies reported surface contamination of retail meat or crude vegetables with ESBL/AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL/AmpC-E). Nonetheless, these food products are intended to be cooked or washed before consumption so that the risk of human transfer might be low. Here, the presence of ESBL/AmpC-E was investigated in ready-to-eat (RTE) sandwiches purchased in the street in the city of Bejaia, Algeria. Thirty ESBL/AmpC-producing E. coli (n = 18), K. pneumoniae (n = 11) and K. oxytoca (n = 1) were recovered from 21 sandwiches purchased in 14 of the 100 shops that were visited (14%). Twenty-four isolates (13 E. coli, 10 K. pneumoniae, 1 K. oxytoca) produced one or two …