Determination of critical control points in fish-based snacks preparation as foods for school children

Rahayu W. P., . and Utari I. W., . and Nurwitri C. C., . and Nurjanah S., . Determination of critical control points in fish-based snacks preparation as foods for school children. pp. 2285-2291. ISSN 2231-7546

Fish-based snacks such as siomay (steamed fish dumpling) otak-otak (fish-dough sticks) and pempek (fried fish-dough native to Palembang Indonesia) are being vend around the schools in Indonesia. This study was aimed to identify critical points of the snacks preparation line therefore the possible hazards from physical microbiological and chemical contaminants could be handled properly. It was done by interviewing and observing the snacks vendors application of good readytoeat (RTE) food processing practices. Then based on the data obtained the critical points were determined using a decision tree. The critical points of fish-based snacks observed in this study were raw material purchasing raw material storage cooking and serving of the snacks. The raw material purchasing became a critical point because of the possible existence of histamine which sourced mainly from scombroid fish; in this case: mackerel tuna and cob which were used as raw material by 33 12 and 3 of the respondents respectively. When storing the raw materials 64 of the vendors were not using cold storage. The cooking step by means of steaming (48) frying (43) roasting (8) and boiling (1) was a critical point to address microbiological hazards. The recontamination possibility was also becoming a point of concern because long holding time between cooking and selling the snacks was found in 53 of the vendors (more than four hours by 85 of them) and most of them (72) stored the cooked snacks in room temperature. The serving step became a critical point because 22 of the stalls used by the vendors were located in unclean environment and 75 of the stalls were unsheltered which made them susceptible to rainwater splashes. The food safety extension material is expected to be more specified based on this identification of critical points and their causes.

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Abstract

Fish-based snacks such as siomay (steamed fish dumpling) otak-otak (fish-dough sticks) and pempek (fried fish-dough native to Palembang Indonesia) are being vend around the schools in Indonesia. This study was aimed to identify critical points of the snacks preparation line therefore the possible hazards from physical microbiological and chemical contaminants could be handled properly. It was done by interviewing and observing the snacks vendors application of good readytoeat (RTE) food processing practices. Then based on the data obtained the critical points were determined using a decision tree. The critical points of fish-based snacks observed in this study were raw material purchasing raw material storage cooking and serving of the snacks. The raw material purchasing became a critical point because of the possible existence of histamine which sourced mainly from scombroid fish; in this case: mackerel tuna and cob which were used as raw material by 33 12 and 3 of the respondents respectively. When storing the raw materials 64 of the vendors were not using cold storage. The cooking step by means of steaming (48) frying (43) roasting (8) and boiling (1) was a critical point to address microbiological hazards. The recontamination possibility was also becoming a point of concern because long holding time between cooking and selling the snacks was found in 53 of the vendors (more than four hours by 85 of them) and most of them (72) stored the cooked snacks in room temperature. The serving step became a critical point because 22 of the stalls used by the vendors were located in unclean environment and 75 of the stalls were unsheltered which made them susceptible to rainwater splashes. The food safety extension material is expected to be more specified based on this identification of critical points and their causes.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Snack foods
AGROVOC Term:	School children
AGROVOC Term:	Interviews
AGROVOC Term:	Processing of foods
AGROVOC Term:	Food processing
AGROVOC Term:	Street vendors
AGROVOC Term:	Random sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Raw materials
AGROVOC Term:	Food handling
AGROVOC Term:	Bacterial contamination
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:29
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24936

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