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Sanitation and Hygiene Condition Analysis
By:
Amanda Celina, Calvin Latu, David Immanuel, Laurensia Christli
FT3
The preparation and cooking process
The preparation table was directly exposed to air and dirt without any covering. Since it
was located on the side of the road, cars and motorcycles must have been passing
through the cart all the time, bringing dirt to the equipments and to the cart itself. The
seller used his bare hands to pick up raw noodles from the drawer and cut vegetables
without washing his hands first. The noodles and the vegetables were then put into a pot
of boiling water. However, the turbidity of the water indicates that the water has been
used over and over again. There were even residual pieces of noodles from previous
cooking, resulting in mushytextured pieces of noodles to be carried in the next serving
bowl. Even more, the seller also ladled the turbid water from the pot into the serving
bowl as soup. The overall process of preparation and cooking can be considered as
unhygienic.
The hygiene of the seller
After the customer was finished with his meal, the seller directly put the used bowl on
the road under his cart without washing it immediately. The seller received the money,
and we doubt he will ever wash his hands to do the next preparation of the meal.
Actually money is one of the media to spread germs and cause illness to people. By that,
the next customers may probably get ill because of the microbes which come from the
money. Moreover, after preparing, the seller sit on the sidewalk and played with his
mobile phones. Mobile phones carry 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats. Thus,
it could be a potential health hazard, believing that the seller will not wash his hands.
The hygiene of the equipments
As we can see the equipments used to prepare and cook the noodles is not very
hygienic, and we can say that it is rather dirty. The seller did not rinse and wash the
noodle strainer and spoon properly and worthily. Besides, the seller use the same
disposable chopsticks to cook. It is very bad for our health as the microbes can stick and
accumulate on the equipment. Without proper cleaning, it may contain pathogenic
microbes such as Escherichia coli that can make our stomach ache. The noodle strainer
is also rusty because it is used in water for several times. Besides, it is not clean and also
not dried properly as the seller directly hung the strainer back beside the cart after
rinsing the noodles. The strainer handle is made of bamboo, and seems like it has been
used for about one or two years. We think it is very unhygienic and can cause foodborne
illness. The other equipments that become a concern is the towel used to rub the spoon
and the bowl. The towel looks very dirty; the seller put the towel in the place that is not
exposed to sunlight. The sunlight may help the towel become dry and help kill some
microbes. The seller also forgot to put the towel back in place and it was exposed to the
dirt and ash from the road.
The storage of the ingredients
First, the cart does not have refrigerator or something that can prevent dirty ash and dirt
from the road to contaminate and also flies that fly around the cart. The dirt can easily
stick in the noodles, vegetables and the cooked chicken for the side dish. In the
temperature like that, microbes can easily grow in the main ingredients, especially in the
chicken. The microbes can cause the foodborne illness and stomach ache. It is very
vulnerable to be attacked by mesophilic microbes that grow in 2040 degree Celsius.
The mesophilic microbes are a very dangerous zone because most of the pathogenic
microbes are able to live and grow well at that
zone. The seller also use the water for cooking
the noodle several times (it was last seen to be
grayish color) and the seller put the dirty water
in the bowl several ladle.
Second, the bottle used for the seasoning oil and ketchup is a used bottle from syrup.
There are also a pretty big hole in the bottle cap, and the seller seems does not care
about it. It is also unhygienic and very dirty because the bottles make contact with the
surrounding air and dirt as nothing cover the holes. The holes also make the flies, which
may carry unfavorable microbes, to easily contaminate the seasoning oil and the
ketchup. The seller seems does not care about having a covering for the bottle. When
people consume the noodles, the microbes can go inside from the bottles to the body
and cause foodborne illness.
The hygiene and sanitation of serving bowl
As we have mentioned above, the seller did not
rinse and wash the bowl, the seller left them
under the cart and looks like that he intentionally
leave it there. The cart does not have a bucket or
flowing water for washing the dishes. We also
have assumption that the seller only throw out
the left outs on the bowl and rinse it with water.
It is very unsanitary and can cause stomach ache
as we eat from dirty utensils. Besides, if the seller do not wash the dishes properly, the
dishes can be contaminated by the previous customers who have severe illness. Thus,
the next customer may be also get ill.
The cart and the facilities given
The cart looks okay, well painted, installed on a
motorcycle, sturdy enough to survive from rain or wind.
But the thing is, the sanitary level is below standard in our
opinion. There is no sufficient covering from the food
processing table to the outer that can make the table to be
spared with road pollutant considering the cart was located
on the side of the road. No flowing water and soap was
seen to wash the
dishes and food
processing table. No knife to cut the vegetables (he
cut it with his bare hand). The small cabinet also
has a direct contact with the raw noodle and
vegetables which is disgusting. Besides, the seller
did not organize the cabinet well. It is very untidy.
The small falling dried noodles are everywhere. In
addition, the stove is installed just 30 cm far from
the gas tube, which is not in a very safe distance. A
small accident could destroy this cart eventually.
As we have mentioned above, the seller is using a
cart to sell noodles beside the road. He does not provide any facilities for customers.
Certainly, there are no sinks or flowing water to wash hands. Moreover, the seller does
not provide seats or even tables. Customers have to stand or sit on the sidewalk and hold
their own bowls while eating, which is considered as dirty and not comfortable.