Avaliação parasitológica de alfaces (Lactuca sativa) comercializadas no município do Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Parasitological evaluation of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) commercialized in Rio de Janeiro Municipality (RJ)

Many raw vegetables are eaten in salads. Thus, they can carry pathogens when no properly sanitized. In Brazil, lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is one of the main vegetable components of salads. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of parasites contaminating lettuce samples commercialized in natura as well as raw lettuce served in self-service restaurants in Rio de Janeiro municipality. From July to October, 2010, 90 lettuce