Assessment of Variables in Fruit Product Safety Procedures in Surabaya City Modern Retail

Abstract

Public health problems with food contamination, both microbial and chemical, continue to be a challenge for the food industry. Therefore, it is crucial for modern retail outlets to keep their fresh food in a safe-to-eat condition. The research objective is to analyze various factors in fruit product safety procedures at modern retail in the city of Surabaya. The research sample was deliberately determined to consist of Distributor and Logistics Managers from each supermarket and hypermarket, quality control staff and fresh food staff, totaling 50 samples. The capacity to identify the procedures for ensuring food safety at their places of employment was the criterion used to select each respondent. The data analysis method uses a factor analysis approach and is supported by IBM SPSS Ver. software. 23. The research parameters are based on the Guidance on Hygiene and Safety in the Food Retail Sector Sector as a standard from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Result show that there are 5 main components that have gone through a reduction process and have been assessed properly. The five factors are the factors of ‘Storage’, ‘Proper Cleaning and Sanitation’, ‘Pest Control’, ‘Incoming Material Inspection’ and ‘Product Traceability’. This study discovered that in order to guarantee quality assurance for food goods, modern ritel in Surabaya must emphasize storage, good cleaning and sanitation, pest control, inspection of incoming materials, and product tracking.