Fig. 3: Microbial recovery after spin drying uninoculated produce in contaminated retrofitted washing machine.

A Microbial recovery from the various contact points after inoculation of 103 CFU/ml of Listeria innocua directly on the B2, L2, R2 contact points; B Microbial transfer to produce from the 3 inoculated layers of the machine; LOD- The limit of detection is <25 CFU/10 cm2.