Consumer demand for healthy, fresh-like, easy-to-prepare products coupled with consumer lifestyles changes have led to the development of a variety of novel products, of which minimally processed salads are an example. Cut vegetables are more susceptible to chemical and microbiological deterioration because during the cutting, cells are destroyed and exudates rich in minerals, sugar, vitamins, and other compounds are released. These nutrients and storage conditions may allow growth of microorganisms. During the last decades food borne outbreaks associated with consumption of raw vegetables have been increasing and green leafy vegetables seem to be the most frequently implicated products