본 연구에서는 딸기의 수확단계에서의 생물학적 위해요소를 조사하고 그 결과를 딸기 GAP 모델의 개발을 위한 기초자료로 제공하기 위해 수행하였다. 경남 서부에 소재한 딸기 농장 6곳(토경재배 3곳, 양액재배 3곳)에서 총 216점의 시료를 수집하여 위생지표세균, 병원성 미생물, 그리고 곰팡이에 대해 분석하였다. 일반세균과 대장균군의 경우 토경재배 농장에서는 각각 1.0-6.9와 0.4-4.6 log CFU/g(leaf, mL, hand or 100 ㎠) 수준으로, 양액재배 농장에서는 각각 0.8-4.9 log와 0.2-2.6 log CFU/g(leaf, mL, hand or 100 ㎠)수준으로 검출되었고 대장균은 모든 시료에서 검출되지 않았다. 병원성미생물은 S. aureus가 작업자의 손에서 최대 3.3 log CFU/hand 수준으로 검출되었고, B. cereus가 토양과 작물, 개인위생에서 0.4-4.1 log CFU/g(hand or 100 cm2) 범위로 검출되었으며, L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7 및 Salmonella spp.는 검출되지 않았다. 곰팡이는 토경재배 농장과 양액재배 농장 각각 1.0-5.2와 0.2-4.4 log CFU/g(leaf, mL, hand or 100 ㎠) 수준으로 검출되었다.
This study assessed hazards at the harvest stage of strawberry farms which may cause risk to humans. A total of 216 samples were collected from 6 strawberry farms (soil culture farms: A, B, C; nutriculture farms: D, E, F) located in Western Gyeongnam. The collected samples were subjected for sanitary indicator bacteria (aerobic plate count, coliforms and Escherichia coli), major foodborne pathogens (E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus), and fungi. The levels of APC and coliform in the soil culture farms were 1.0-6.9 and 0.4-4.6 log CFU/g (leaf, mL, hand or 100 cm2), respectively. The samples obtained from the nutriculture farms were contaminated with the levels of 0.8-4.9, and 0.2-2.6 log CFU/g (leaf, mL, hand or 100 ㎠) of APC and coliform. However, E. coli was not detected in any samples. In major foodborne pathogens, S. aureus was detected at the level of ≤3.3 log CFU/hand in workers’ hand samples and B. cereus was detected at the levels of 0.4-4.1 log CFU/g (hand or 100 ㎠) in soil, plants and workers’ hygiene. L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. were not detected. Fungi were detected at the levels of 1.0-5.2 and 0.2-4.4 log CFU/g (leaf, mL, hand or 100 ㎠) in soil culture and nutriculture farms, respectively.