Garden eggs (Solanum aethiopicum), like other fruits and vegetables are composed of several vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that are recommended for health. They are often consumed fresh for their nutritive values and are often bought directly from open vendors to satisfy immediate hunger. In order to prevent evaporation and dryness of the produce, modified atmosphere packaging is sometimes used to extend their shelf life during sales. However, the surfaces of this important fruit often still get contaminated with pathogens that could be a public health concern even though they are sometimes somewhat protected in polythene. In this research, we examined the surfaces of fresh garden eggs, purchased from Madalla fruit Market and Lugbe main market, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja for bacteria of public health importance, estimated the total microbial counts and examined the effects of packaging on the quality and microbial loads of the fruit. One Hundred (100) samples of vended garden eggs were collected and tested for the presence of bacteria using standard culturing methods on selective media. The respective isolates were characterized using the biochemical tests, Gram staining and microscopic studies. The results showed the presence of Salmonella spp., Streptococcus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella spp. and E. coli which ranged from 5.13x10⁵ to 4.21x10⁹ Cfu/g in the samples without packaging, 6.43x10⁶ to 8.21x10⁹ Cfu/g in perforated polythene-packaged samples and 5.23x10⁵ to 8.23x10⁹ Cfu/g in samples kept in totally sealed polythene. Contamination of garden egg were in the following descending order; 37.7% in unpackaged fruits, 36.3% in perforated packaging material and 26.0% from totally sealed packaged fruits. From the types of Bacteria associated with garden eggs in this study, there are public health risks and concerns in the fruit. Also, Packaging offered some protections against bacteria contamination. There is therefore need for urgent approach to educate both the farmers, vendors and the consumers on basic hygiene practice and the implications of failure to do so.