Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety (한국식품위생안전성학회지)

The Korean Society of Food Hygiene and Safety (한국식품위생안전성학회)
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Evaluation of Microbiological Safety of Lettuce and Cultivation Area

상추와 생산환경의 미생물 안전성 평가

  • 김세리 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농산물안전성부) ;
  • 이지영 (식품의약품안전성 식품기준과) ;
  • 이서현 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농산물안전성부) ;
  • 김원일 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농산물안전성부) ;
  • 박경훈 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농산물안전성부) ;
  • 윤혜정 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농산물안전성부) ;
  • 김병석 (농촌진흥청 행정법무담당관실) ;
  • 정덕화 (경상대학교 응용생명과학부) ;
  • 윤종철 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농산물안전성부) ;
  • 류경열 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농산물안전성부)
  • Received : 2011.09.05
  • Accepted : 2011.11.08
  • Published : 2011.12.31
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Abstract

Produce, including leafy vegetables, has been implicated in several outbreaks of food illness. To evaluate microbiological safety of lettuce and it's cultivation area, a total of 147 samples were collected from lettuce farms and post harvest facility at Icheon, Gyeonggi province. The collected samples were assessed for presence of sanitary indicator microorganisms (Aerobic plate count, coliform count, Escherichia coli) and foodborne pathogens (Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus). The population of APC was over 4.0 log CFU from most of the samples. While the numbers of APC, and coliform of lettuce at 62 days after transplanting were 4.18 log CFU/g, and 1.00 log CFU/g, respectively, those of 10 days after transplanting were 5.37 log CFU/g, and 2.87 log CFU/g, respectively. B. cereus was highly detected from soil and balance which were contaminated with 3.5 log CFU/g, and 2.6 log CFU/100 $cm^2$, respectively. The number of E. coli recovered from gloves was 3.5 log CFU/hand. However, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., and L. monocytogenes were not detected. These data suggested that risk management system should be introduced to lettuce farms to enhance safety of lettuce.

본 연구는 상추를 대상으로 재배~수확 후 단계의 미생물학적 안전성을 평가하고자 이천지역 상추농가와 수확 후 처리시설에서 위생지표세균(일반세균수, 대장균군,E. coli)과 병원성미생물(Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Stphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus)을 조사하였다. 상추 생산과정의 미생물 오염도 조사 결과, 대부분의 시료에서 일반세균수 수준은 4.0 log CFU/(ml, g, $100\;cm^2$, hand)이었다. 또한 수확 후 처리시설에서 사용되는 장갑에서 E. coli가 3.5 log CFU/hand로 비교적 높게 검출되었고, B. cereus는 토양과 저울에서 각각 3.5 log CFU/g, 2.6 log CFU/$100\;cm^2$로 타시료에 비해 높았다. 특히 정식 후 10일 째 상추의 일반세균수, 대장균군수 및 B. cereus의 오염수준이 정식 후 62일째 상추 보다 각각 l.19, 1.87, and 1.94 log CFU/g 정도 높은 것으로 나타났다. 한편 E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp, 및 L. monocytogenes은 검출되지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과를 통하여 상추의 유해 미생물 오염은 생산단계부터 발생되고 있음이 확인되었고 이러한 유해미생물의 오염을 사전에 관리하기 위해서는 생산에서부터 소비까지 위해요소를 관리하는 시스템의 도입이 필요하다.

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