Case Study: Animal Food Quality Control through Moving Cow Milk Quality Testing in Yogyakarta

Abstract

Food as a source of nutrition can be a source of disease if it was contaminated with microbes and does not managed hygienically. Food safety is one of essential issues related to contamination of pathogenic microbes, chemicals and other objects that can disrupt, harm, and endanger human health. Fabrication of cow milk by mixing it with other ingredients causes lower quality of milk, so supervision to control over the circulation of milk in the community is needed. This study aims to determine the quality of fresh cow's milk profile in the city of Yogyakarta in 2017. Fifteen cow milk samples were taken from distributors channel of fresh milk in Yogyakarta City. Samples was taken directly from farmers, agents, collectors and retailers in Yogyakarta City. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic. The result of this research showed that the quality of fresh cow milk in Yogyakarta city is in good condition, safe and feasible to be consumed, based on Indonesian National Standard Number 01-3141.1-2011 about fresh milk quality standard.

Keywords

• animal food
• food safety
• quality control
• milk