Abstract: The safety of raw eaten salad vegetables and fresh produce is a global issue covering both the
countries that import fresh fruits and vegetables and the countries that supply them. Salad vegetables and fresh
produce have become more attractive, because of its nutritional benefits and the fact that it is made in very
short time, mostly it is consumed as raw or after minimal processing. In-spite of its great nutritional value, it’s
become harbour of microbes due to untreated irrigation and poor handling after harvesting of these crops.
A study was carried out to determine themicrobial quality of raw eaten salad vegetable raw eaten salad
vegetables. Food-borne pathogen such as Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella sp., Shigella sp.,
Campylobacter sp., Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum and E. coli O157:H7 has been noticed that
main cause of illness during the past decade. Measures to minimize the risk of microbial contamination at all
points from the field to the table thorough good agricultural practices, good manufacturing practices would be
the most effective strategy to assure that raw eaten salad vegetables is safe forhuman consumption. The study
revealed the potential hazards of raw eaten salad vegetables and suggested the importance of proper lethal
treatments before consumption and the need of adoption of hygienic practices by food processors vendors.