[Evaluation of the contamination of lettuce crops after the establishment of the monitoring system in Ribeirão Preto, SP].
This study evaluated the microbiological and parasitological contamination of 88 market gardens producing green vegetables, of which 47 had been investigated previously. The contamination rate was 38.3% in the market gardens previously evaluated and 43.9% in the new market gardens. Food safety requires a continuous and efficient sanitary surveillance system for market gardens.
Takayanagui
Osvaldo M
OM
Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP. otakay@rnp.fmrp.usp.br
Capuano
Divani M
DM
Oliveira
Carlos A D
CA
Bergamini
Alzira M M
AM
Okino
Madalena H T
MH
Castro E Silva
Ana A M C
AA
Oliveira
Maria A
MA
Ribeiro
Eliana G A
EG
Takayanagui
Angela M M
AM
D001938:Brazil; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005513:Food Inspection / Q000379:methods; D005516:Food Microbiology; D016266:Food Parasitology; D018545:Lactuca / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*