THE SANITARY CONDITION OF EQUIPMENT AND THE HYGIENE OF BEVERAGE INGREDIENTS TO THE EXISTENCE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI BACTERIA IN ICE TEA FROM STALLS IN KELURAHAN MULYOREJO, SURABAYA

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THE SANITARY CONDITION OF EQUIPMENT AND THE HYGIENE OF BEVERAGE INGREDIENTS TO THE EXISTENCE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI BACTERIA IN ICE TEA FROM STALLS IN KELURAHAN MULYOREJO, SURABAYA Lisa Fitria Ningrum11, Lilis Sulistyorini2 1Puskesmas Bontang Utara Jl. A. Yani RT13 Bontang, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia 2Departemen Kesehatan Lingkungan, Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia Alamat Korespondensi: Lisa Fitria Ningrum E-mail:lisafitria7395@gmail.com ABSTRACT Food stall is one of catering services that provide food/beverages for the public. The handling of utensils and selecting good food and beverages are the efforts to prevent the presence of Escherichia coli on food and beverages in the food stalls. The study aims to describe the process of handling the utensils, selecting food ingredients, and testing the presence of Escherichia coli in iced tea. The method of this research was crosssectional with 34 unit samples of food stalls in Mulyorejo Urban Village. The samples were inserted in plastic and tested in the laboratory with the Escherichia coli parameter. The interviews were conducted with the food vendors regarding the sources of clean water, the washing process, handling the utensils, and the iced tea ingredients, such as drinking water, tea, sugar, and ice cubes. The analysis was conducted in a descriptive approach. The results showed that 24% of the samples were positive containing Escherichia coli. The sellers’ primary source of clean water was derived from the the Water Company (PDAM) by 82.3%. Furthermore, 67.6% of the samples used detergent/soap in the washing process with two buckets, used to dip the utensils repeatedly. In terms of storing the utensils, 94.1% of the the utensils were glassware stored face down. The ingredients of iced tea consisted of boiled water (50%), obtained from the well and the Water Company (PDAM), the tea ingredients which had been registered in food control agency, the sugar which was not spoiled or smelled, and the ice cubes which were bought from the neighborhood area (88.2%). It is proven that Escherichia coli existed in the iced tea due to the sanitary components of utensils and the hygiene of beverage ingredients did not meet the requirements. It is recommended that the guidance can be given to the vendors, especially in washing the utensils correctly and selecting the beverage ingredients, such as water and ice cubes. Keywords: Ice tea stalls, Escherichia coli, sanitary utensils, hygienic ingredients