Study of Salmonella Spread Spin Food from Plant Origin in the Market

Abstract

Sri Bintang Kusumo Winahyu

Fresh food from plants (PSAT) is fresh food consumed directly or after experiencing minimal processing. Therefore PSAT to be consumed must be safe from aspects of microbial contamination and physical chemical contamination. There are several types of pathogenic microbes, which can contaminate PSAT and can cause disease disorders. One microbe, which includes pathogenic microbes and potentially contaminates PSAT, is Salmonella sp. Salmonella sp microbes are pathogenic to society in general. Some health problems caused by PSAT contaminated with Salmonella sp, disorders of the digestive tract, in the form of diarrhea, or typhus. Land and water used in the cultivation process and handling of it contaminated with salmonella sp.

To know the prevalence of Salmonella sp in PSAT, a study was carried out, by taking samples at locations, and selected commodities. The locations chosen are West Java, Banten and DKI Jakarta in two traditional markets in each province. While the selected commodities are bean sprouts, tomatoes and cabbage. Sampling was carried out by random method, with the population in accordance with the number of vegetable traders in that location. Testing of samples for Listeria monocytogenes contamination is carried out in accredited laboratories.

From the results of testing of 300 (three hundred) samples, consisting of 100 samples of bean sprouts, 100 samples of tomatoes, and 100 samples of cabbage, 4 samples of bean sprouts (or 4%) were stated to be positively contaminated with Salmonella sp. 3 samples of cabbage (3%) were positive for salmonella contamination. In other words, Salmonella sp contamination is found in 4 sample bean sprouts from 100 samples, pollution also occurs in 2 tomato samples from 100 samples and occurs in 3 samples of cabbage from 100 samples.

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