Hubungan Pengetahuan Keamanan Pangan Penjual dan Kontaminasi di Kecamatan Patrang

Abstract

Background: Based on data from the Patrang Health Center Work Area, there were 2964 cases of diarrhea in 2020 in Jember Regency. Diarrhea can occur due to infection with Salmonella spp. which is transmitted oral fecal. Salmonella spp can contaminate food especially vegetables. Meanwhile, Indonesian people often consume vegetables salad called raw lalapan. Raw lalapan contamination can caused by seller poor hygiene that influenced by several factors, such as their food safety knowledge. This study aims to determine the relation of food safety knowledge with seller hygiene and Salmonella spp contaminants on raw lalapan in Patrang District. Method: This study used an analytical observational method with a cross sectional study design, and the data were analyzed using Spearman Rank test. The sample was determined by a simple random sampling technique with a sample of 30 sellers. Result: The study found that 83.3% seller had good food safety knowledge, 46.7% seller had sufficient personal hygiene, and 80% of raw lalapan were contaminated with Salmonella spp. In the Spearman Rank analysis test, there were no significant results between food safety knowledge and seller hygiene (0.721>0.05) and no significant results between food safety knowledge and Salmonella spp contaminants (0.235>0 ,05). Conclusion: So, it can be concluded that there was no relation of food safety knowledge with seller hygiene and Salmonella spp contaminants in raw vegetables in Patrang District.