| dc.description.abstract | Traditional cakes are market snacks that are widely sought after and purchased by
the public because they are relatively cheap, taste good and are easy to obtain.
However, there are still many sellers who still do not pay attention to sanitation
hygiene in food processing so that there is a risk of contamination of Escherichia
coli bacteria. The purpose of this study was to analyze the sanitation hygiene and
the presence of Escherichia coli in traditional cakes sold at Pekong Morning
Market, Medan Labuhan sub-district. This type of research is a descriptive survey
to see the sanitation hygiene and determine the presence of Escherichia coli in
traditional cakes sold at Pekong Morning Market, Medan Labuhan sub-district.
The sample of this study was taken using purposive sampling technique with the
criteria of traditional cake traders who process their own traditional cakes totaling
9 traders with a total of 18 traditional cake samples in two sampling times. The
data collection method used observation sheets, interviews and laboratory
examinations. The results of this study indicate that most of the traders are female,
namely 8 people (88,9%). The knowledge of traditional cake traders regarding food
sanitation hygiene is the most, namely the sufficient category, as many as 5 traders
(55,6%). Aspects of implementing food sanitation hygiene and food handlers, all 9
traders (100%) still do not meet the requirements. Escherichia coli examination
carried out on 18 samples, there were 5 do samples that did not meet the
requirements for morning collection and there were 7 samples that did not meet the
requirements for afternoon collection based on the Regulation of the Minister of
Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 2 of 2023 concerning the
Implementation Regulation of Government Regulation Number 66 of 2014, namely
<3.6 MPN / gr. It is recommended for traditional cake traders to improve the
quality of cake processing by fulfilling the 6 principles of food sanitation hygiene
and for the community to be more careful in choosing and buying snack foods for
consumption. | en_US |
