EVALUASI BAKTERI PATOGEN PADA BERBAGAI KONDISI KEMASAN PEMPEK

Pempek was a tradisional food of South Sumatra that made from fish minced and tapioca. Pempek contained high moisture content and protein, so it was deterioration. The deterioration of pempek was showed by color change, texture, taste and color of pempek. The deterioration of pempek caused by microorganism growth. The pathogen microorganism may not be in pempek like E.coli , Salmonella dan Staphylococcus aureus , so it was needed to identification and microba test. Pempek was packed to vacuum and not vacuum packaging, and stored in cold and room temperature. The pathogen bacteria test was conducted by SNI 01-2331.1-2006, SNI 01-2332.2-2006, and SNI 2332.9-2011. The result showed that the kind of bacteria which easy contamined and growth in pempek was Staphylococcus aureus . Staphylococcus aureus can growth in various packaging conditions like vacuum and not vacuum.