provide a promising prospect for the people of East Barito. Unfortunately, many traditional markets in East Barito do not yet have special kiosks for the sale of pork. Currently, pork in East Barito sold on the roadside of the Tamiang Layang Market. The condition can cause the pork directly exposed to the sun, rain, dust, and other contaminants from the highway, which further may affect the pork quality. Food that sold openly on the roadside has a higher chance of being contaminated by coliform bacteria and pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp., Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, and Vibrio cholerae (Cho et al., 2011; Hanashiro et al., 2005; Mankee et al., 2005). Contamination of pathogenic bacteria in meat may result in foodborne disease (CDC 2018). Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a pathogenic bacteria causing foodborne disease that is harmful to human health. E. coli is also known as commensal bacteria which commonly
Salmonella sp. and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are the two most important pathogens because they are indicators of food safety and sanitation indicators because they can potentially pose a high risk of foodborne disease. This study aims to look at the prevalence of Salmonella sp. and E. coli in the Tamiang Layang Market as supervision of food safety. A total of 6 chicken breast samples were taken at all chicken traders in the Tamiang Layang market. Testing the presence of Salmonella sp. and E. coli using MC-Media Pad. The existence of Salmonella sp. and E. coli in chicken meat at the Tamiang Layang market were 66.6% and 83.3%. The need to improve the hygiene and sanitation of chicken traders.
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