SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOOD PRODUCTS OF HOME INDUSTRY

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the home industry that produced processed foods was highly developed. This processed food is marketed through social media such as Face Book, Instagram and Whatsapp Group. Food delivery is carried out using grab and gojek services. Government regulations that require goverment employees, private workers, school children and students to 'work from home' welcome the promotion of this food through social media. People get very diverse food choices even up to 24 hours. There are several important things that need to be considered by producers or home industries in producing processed food and sending it to consumers, namely food hygiene and sanitation and food packaging.

Based on Republic of Indonesia Minister of Health Regulation No. 1096 / MENKES / PER / VI / 2011 Regarding food service hygiene and sanitation, food management must meet hygiene and sanitation that is carried out according to good food processing methods. Hygiene is a health effort by maintaining and protecting the cleanliness of the subject, in this case raw materials, processes and food products. Sanitation is a health effort by maintaining and protecting the cleanliness of the environment of the subject. The main objectives of Hygiene and Sanitation are to prevent food contamination by pathogenic microorganisms, prevent bacterialor  pathogenic microorganisms breeding and prevent cross-contamination and recontamination. The basis for the implementation of food hygiene and sanitation is contained in: UU RI  No. 18 of 2012 concerning Food articles 70 and 71. PP No 28 of 2004 concerning Food Safety, Quality and Nutrition, RI Minister of Health Decree No. 1209 / MENKES / KEP / X / 2004 concerning Hospital Environmental Health Requirements, RI PERMENKES NO 1096 / MENKES / PER / VI / 2011 concerning hygiene and sanitation services and UU RI No 36 Th 2009 concerning Health.

Home-based food industry managers must carry out the requirements for storing raw materials such as storage temperature and humidity, optimum storage time, and cleanliness of storage space. During the processing, raw materials, supporting materials, food workers must meet the requirements of good and correct processing procedures so that they get a quality, clean and healthy product. The next important thing is food packaging. Hot food is not packed with plastic bags or styrofoam but is packaged with glass bottles or special plastic containers for hot food. Cold or frozen food must be packaged in a coolbox containing an ice tube or gel ice pack. The producer must ensure that food products arrive at the hands of consumers in accordance with the pictures or photos posted through social media. There must be an agreement regarding food claims between consumers and producers.