This study evaluated the essential and non-essential elements in lettuce cultivated on a rooftop urban garden metropolitan region of São Paulo. In addition, human health risks associated with potentially toxic metals based estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), possible sources heavy metal contamination by multivariate statistical were analyzed. The lettuces contain macronu...

INTRODUCTION Washing and disinfection methods used by minimally processed vegetable industries of Southern Brazil were reproduced in laboratory in order to verify their effectiveness to reduce Salmonella Enteritidis SE86 (SE86) on lettuce. METHODOLOGY Among the five industries investigated, four carried out washing with potable water followed by disinfection with 200 ppm sodium hypochlorite d...

The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria throughout the food chain constitutes a public health concern. To understand the contribution of fresh produce in shaping antibiotic resistance bacteria and integron prevalence in the food chain, 333 antibiotic resistance Gram negative isolates were collected from organic and conventionally produced fruits (pears, apples, and strawberries) and vegetab...

The aim of this work was to determine if PAW (Plasma Activated Water) seed treatment and growing conditions could have positive effects on lettuce seedlings growth. paper presents the results a pot experiment (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivation in greenhouse field after with PAW. conducted two consecutive seasons 2021 2022 following growth parameters were measured: head mass, rosette height, width,...