ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS AGAINST BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF CUTLERY ON THE SMALL ISLAND OF MAKASSAR Agus Bintara Birawida(a*), Makmur Selomo (a), Suriah (b)
a)Departmen Of Public Health, Hasanuddin University
Jalan P.Kemerdekaan KM. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
*agusbirawida[at]gmail.com
b) Departmen of Health Promotion and Education, Hasanuddin University Jalan P.Kemerdekaan KM. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Abstract
Unclean cutlery can be contaminated by bacteria. The presence of bacteria in the cutlery can be due to poor seller hygiene behavior as well as the application of unsanitary feeding sanitation. This study aims to determine the description of hygiene and sanitation with bacterial contamination on the cutlery in elementary School in Barrang Lompo, Makassar. The type of this research is descriptive research. The sample consists of two components, namely respondent and food samples. Respondent data were obtained by using questionnaires and observation sheet. The food samples were taken using the swab method (rubbing the cutlery surface) and then taken to the microbiology laboratory for testing of bacterial biochemistry. A total of 5 respondents and 15 pieces of cutlery. From biochemical identification, 7 bacteria were found from 15 samples. Gram positive bacteria amounted to 46.7% and gram negative amount of 53.3%. The types of bacteria identified from the cutlery consist of; Bacillus sp., Enterobacter hafniae, Enterobacter cloacea, Enterobacter aerogenes, Acinobacter calcoaceticus, Alcaligenes faecalis and Klebsiella sp. The conclusions of this study are all samples of food tested containing bacteria due to personal hygiene and sanitation of eating utensils that are less good so that trigger the onset of bacteria. The quality of washing water, washing methods and the completeness of sanitary tools such as shelves of cutlery should be the concern of traders to create good sanitation of cutlery so that cutlery can be spared from bacterial contamination.
Keywords: Bacteria, Cutlery , Hygiene and Sanitation
