The consumption of leafy greens and their microbial safety

Fellow technologists, scientists and food law regulators. Can you share views on what your take is regarding the rising consumer behaviour of consuming raw Swi…

1. Food R&D Emeritus reply

   Developed nations and states have rules such as this http://cofarmtomarket.com/raw agricultural products product samples/whole vegetables/leafy greens/ But developing nations like…

2. Namhla Skweyiya reply

   Thank you very much Roy, this has definitely come in handy.

3. Food & Material Scientist reply

   [quote "Skweyiyanamhla, post:1, topic:5308"] raw Swisschard spinach and whether or not producers are doing enough to ensure “adequate” microbial safety f [/quote] Agencies from in…

4. Mehmet Ates reply

   In Turkiye most of green leafy products arrive to market without any process, mostly open weekday pazars . Do they market as washed and packed in controlled atmosphere in develope…

5. Food & Material Scientist reply

   Yes, MAP is adopted in many developed countries. The modified packaging is definitely helping to extent the shelf life of most of the green leafy veggies sold here. It comes in di…

6. Mehmet Ates reply

   In fact there are big market chains and I see the lettuces openly sold there. One of them sells it washed and packed as uncut and unmixed . The price of lettuce sold without any p…

7. Food & Material Scientist reply

   Any local produce if available in plenty then one would be happy to buy from the street pazars. And they are so fresh! However for countries where agriculture is not carried out,…