Table 1. Detection rate of Listeria spp. from red peppers cultivated in field and greenhouse during the drying in green house and dry oven

Red pepper cultivated in fields Red pepper cultivated in greenhouse
A B C Total A B C Total
Harvested 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/9(0%) 0/3(0%) 2/3(66.6%) 0/3(0%) 2/9(22.2%)
After wash 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/9(0%) 0/3(33.3%) 1/3(33.3%) 0/3(0%) 1/9(11.1%)
Drying in green house During dry 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/9(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/9(0%)
After dry 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/9(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/9(0%)
Drying in dry oven After dry 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/9(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/3(0%) 0/9(0%)