---
_id: '12787'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Vapor phase hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) can be utilized to inactivate murine
    norovirus (MNV), a surrogate of human norovirus, on surface areas. However, vapor
    phase H2O2 inactivation of virus on fruits and vegetables has not been characterized.
    In this study, MNV was used to determine whether vaporized H2O2 inactivates virus
    on surfaces of various fruits and vegetables (apples, blueberries, cucumbers,
    and strawberries). The effect of vapor phase H2O2 decontamination was investigated
    with two application systems. Plaque assays were performed after virus recovery
    from untreated and treated fresh produce to compare the quantity of infective
    MNV. The Mann-Whitney U test was applied to the test results to evaluate the virus
    titer reductions of treated food samples, with significance set at P <= 0.05.
    The infective MNV populations were significantly reduced on smooth surfaces by
    4.3 log PFU (apples, P < 0.00001) and 4 log PFU or below the detection limit (blueberries,
    P = 0.0074) by treatment with vapor phase H2O2 (60 min, maximum of 214 ppm of
    H2O2). Similar treatments of artificially contaminated cucumbers resulted in a
    virus titer reduction of 1.9 log PFU. Treatment of inoculated strawberries resulted
    in 0.1and 2.8-log reductions of MNV. However, MNV reduction rates on cucumbers
    (P = 0.3809) and strawberries (P = 0,7414) were not significant. Triangle tests
    and color measurements of untreated and treated apples, cucumbers, blueberries,
    and strawberries revealed no differences in color and consistency after H2O2 treatment.
    No increase of the H2O2 concentration in treated fruits and vegetables compared
    with untreated produce was observed. This study reveals for the first time the
    conditions under which vapor phase H2O2 inactivates MNV on selected fresh fruit
    and vegetable surfaces.
author:
- first_name: Barbara
  full_name: Becker, Barbara
  id: '12640'
  last_name: Becker
- first_name: Mareike
  full_name: Dabisch-Ruthe, Mareike
  id: '66516'
  last_name: Dabisch-Ruthe
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7644-0826
- first_name: Jens
  full_name: Pfannebecker, Jens
  id: '45690'
  last_name: Pfannebecker
  orcid: 0009-0005-4133-5442
citation:
  ama: Becker B, Dabisch-Ruthe M, Pfannebecker J. Inactivation of Murine Norovirus
    on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide. <i>  Journal
    of food protection </i>. 2020;83(1):45-51. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238">10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238</a>
  apa: Becker, B., Dabisch-Ruthe, M., &#38; Pfannebecker, J. (2020). Inactivation
    of Murine Norovirus on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide.
    <i>  Journal of Food Protection </i>, <i>83</i>(1), 45–51. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238">https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238</a>
  bjps: <b>Becker B, Dabisch-Ruthe M and Pfannebecker J</b> (2020) Inactivation of
    Murine Norovirus on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide.
    <i>  Journal of food protection </i> <b>83</b>, 45–51.
  chicago: 'Becker, Barbara, Mareike Dabisch-Ruthe, and Jens Pfannebecker. “Inactivation
    of Murine Norovirus on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide.”
    <i>  Journal of Food Protection </i> 83, no. 1 (2020): 45–51. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238">https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Becker, Barbara, Mareike Dabisch-Ruthe und Jens Pfannebecker. 2020.
    Inactivation of Murine Norovirus on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase
    Hydrogen Peroxide. <i>  Journal of food protection </i> 83, Nr. 1: 45–51. doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238">10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Becker, Barbara</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Dabisch-Ruthe, Mareike</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Pfannebecker,
    Jens</span>: Inactivation of Murine Norovirus on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces
    by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide. In: <i>  Journal of food protection </i> Bd.
    83. Des Moines, Iowa, IAFP (2020), Nr. 1, S. 45–51'
  havard: B. Becker, M. Dabisch-Ruthe, J. Pfannebecker, Inactivation of Murine Norovirus
    on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide,   Journal of
    Food Protection . 83 (2020) 45–51.
  ieee: 'B. Becker, M. Dabisch-Ruthe, and J. Pfannebecker, “Inactivation of Murine
    Norovirus on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide,” <i> 
    Journal of food protection </i>, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 45–51, 2020, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238">10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238</a>.'
  mla: Becker, Barbara, et al. “Inactivation of Murine Norovirus on Fruit and Vegetable
    Surfaces by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide.” <i>  Journal of Food Protection </i>,
    vol. 83, no. 1, 2020, pp. 45–51, <a href="https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238">https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238</a>.
  short: B. Becker, M. Dabisch-Ruthe, J. Pfannebecker,   Journal of Food Protection  83
    (2020) 45–51.
  ufg: '<b>Becker, Barbara/Dabisch-Ruthe, Mareike/Pfannebecker, Jens</b>: Inactivation
    of Murine Norovirus on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide,
    in: <i>  Journal of food protection </i> 83 (2020), H. 1,  S. 45–51.'
  van: Becker B, Dabisch-Ruthe M, Pfannebecker J. Inactivation of Murine Norovirus
    on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide.   Journal of
    food protection . 2020;83(1):45–51.
date_created: 2025-04-15T07:59:20Z
date_updated: 2025-06-26T13:42:15Z
department:
- _id: DEP4000
doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-238
external_id:
  isi:
  - '000539418200006'
  pmid:
  - '31821018'
intvolume: '        83'
isi: '1'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Fruits
- Inactivation
- Murine norovirus
- Vapor phase hydrogen peroxide
- Vegetables
language:
- iso: eng
page: 45-51
place: Des Moines, Iowa
pmid: '1'
publication: '  Journal of food protection '
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1944-9097
  issn:
  - 0362-028X
publication_status: published
publisher: IAFP
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Inactivation of Murine Norovirus on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces by Vapor Phase
  Hydrogen Peroxide
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 83
year: '2020'
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