Vegetables comprise an essential part of human diet as they are the major source dietary nutrients of great importance, consumption of vegetables has been found to counteract many of the chronic disease include, Cardiovascular disease, Therefore recommendation for a balanced diet must include the consumption of fresh vegetables, consumers in developing countries have become more concern above, the nutritional and sensory aspect as well as the safety of the food they eat, due to growing health awareness, at the same time, consumers demand for convenience product is increasing and so is the demand for pre-cut vegetables. Furthermore, pre-cut products is more susceptible to spoilage and can facilitate rapid growth of spoilage micro-organism as well as the micro-organisms of public health significance. Nonetheless, keeping in consideration the vast scope of fresh pre-cut products, this article intend to thoroughly review information about microbiology and public health risk associated with them. Discussion regarding different approaches to extend the she/f life and to minimize the risk of infection associated with their consumption is also included.