This is the first attempt to provide information on the microbiological
quality of fruits and vegetables commercially sold in
Singapore. Although the bacterial counts for all samples analysed
were comparable to results obtained from previous studies, it
cannot be concluded that fresh produce here are acceptable for
consumption. For example, fresh-cut salads as ready-to-eat foods
were unsatisfactory condition to consumption because of exceeded
aerobic bacterial counts (>105 cfu/g) according to the microbiological
standard of the regulatory agency in Singapore. Therefore,
these results suggest that effective control measures should be
implemented in production facilities and subsequent processes toenhance the microbiological quality of fresh produce sold in
Singapore.