Fishery products are foodstuffs that are prone to pathogenic microbial contamination which can cause food poisoning and disease in consumers. (Amir, 2014). Therefore, fishery products should get more attention in terms of food safety, as the society™s attention to food safety is high. Pathogenic bacteria that often contaminate fishery products include E. coli and Salmonella which can cause Entero Phatogenic Eschericia ColiÌý(EPEC) with symptoms like cholera™s and dysentery (Nastiti, 2006). SalmonellaÌýcan causeÌýSalmonellosisÌýwith symptom like gastroenteritis, therefore research on identification of Escherichia coli and Salmonella on fishery products before being distributed through Juanda Airport is necessary to anticipate contamination to humans.
Escherichia coli is the most widely used bacteria as an indicator of sanitation because of these bacteria are commensal bacteria in the digestive and are pathogens (SNI). And, Salmonella is one of the bacteria that often cause serious illness when it contaminates food (SNI). Moreover, Escherichia coliÌýbacteria can also contaminate the equipment used during the production process, so contamination of E. coli bacteria in fishery products can occur due to poor sanitation (Nuraeni dkk, 2000).
Fishery products can be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria by cross-contamination due to poor hygiene during processing. (Nugraha, dkk 2012). But the research results showed that bacteria contaminating the fishery product are not from Escherichia coliÌýandÌýSalmonella. The contaminated fishery products will get a follow-up test as confirmation. Based on the results, we can conclude that all samples were not contaminated with E. coli and Salmonella, therefore the fishery product can be exported to other countries and safely consumed by humans.
Author: Mohammad Faizal Ulkhaq, S.Pi., M.Si.
Details of the research can be viewed on :
R Hidayah, MF Ulkhaq, and R Wilis. Identification ofÌýEscherichia coliÌýandÌýSalmonellaÌýon Fishery Product from Juanda Airport, East Java, Indonesia. I, Volume 1036, 012024,Ìý
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