In our study, the average population of L.monocytogenes before UV-C
treatment on apple, pear, strawberry and cantaloupe surfaceswas in the
range of 5.1 to 6.3 log CFU/g. Significant reductions (p b 0.05) were
observed in L. monocytogenes populations, with higher reductions
in apple (1.6 log at 3.75 kJ/m2) and pear (1.7 log at 11.9 kJ/m2)
surfaces compared to cantaloupe and strawberry surfaces (1.0 log at
11.87 kJ/m2)