A significant reduction (p b 0.05) was achieved for an
average dose of 0.14 kJ/m2 UV-C energy (with 10 s treatment time) in
both apples (2.1 ± 0.4 log CFU/g reduction) and pears (1.2 ±
0.2 log CFU/g reduction). Cell numbers decreased significantly
after every 20 s UV-C treatments in apples