본 연구는 미나리 수확 후 처리환경의 미생물학적 위해 요소를 조사하기 위해 4개 지역의 미나리 재배농가 9곳을 선정하였다. 미나리 재배농가로부터 다양한 시료를 채취 하여 위생지표세균과 병원성 미생물(Escherichia coli O157: H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus)에 대한 오염도를 조사하였다. 먼저, 9개 농가의 재배환경의 미생물 오염도를 분석한 결과 총 호기성 세균과 대장균군이 각각 0~7.00, 0~4.25 log CFU/g, mL, or 100 cm2 수준으로 검출되었다. 대장균(E. coli)은 몇몇 농가의 토양, 관개용수, 세척수 및 작업자의 손에서 양성 반응을 확인하였으며, 양성반응이 관찰된 농가의 경우 작물인 미나리에서도 양성반응을 보였다. 병원성 미생물 중 B. cereus는 토양에서 가장 많이 검출되었으며, 한 농가의 미나리를 제외한 모든 농가의 세척 후 미나리에서 평균 1.2 log CFU/g수준으로 검출되었다. 황색포도상구균은 세척 후 미나리에서 한 건 정성적으로 검출되었으며, 이외에 다른 병원성 미생물은 관찰되지 않았다. 미나리의 경우 손질 및 세척 후에도 오염도가 유사하거나 오히려 다소 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이상의 결과 미나리 생산농가의 수확 후 처리 시설 및 작업자에 의해 미생물의 교차 오염 가능성이 있으므로 이에 대한 위생관리를 철저히 해야 한다. 또한, 안전성이 확보된 미나리 생산을 위해서는 GAP와 같은 관리제도의 적용이 필요하다.

도시 텃밭에서 재배되는 농산물의 대부분은 식탁에 바로 오르는 채소류로 안전성 확보가 요구되나 아직 이에 대한 자료가 없다. 본 연구는 도시 텃밭에서 재배되는 채소류의 생물학적 안전성을 평가하기 위한 기초 자료를 확 보하기 위하여, 2012년 9월부터 10월 사이에 서울시내 11 곳의 도시텃밭에서 채취한 9종 채소류(배추, 상추, 무잎, 시금치, 겨자잎, 쑥갓, 파, 양배추와 치커리) 530 표본을 대상으로 총호기성균(일반세균), 대장균/대장균군, Salmonella spp. Listeria monocytogenes 및 E. coli O157:H7 오염 수준을 정량적으로 혹은 정성적으로 평가하였다. 조사한 농산물에 존재하는 총호기성 세균과 대장균군의 평균 수는 각각 6.3 log CFU/g (범위, 3.8-8.1 log CFU/g) 및 4.3 log CFU/g (범위, 2.1-6.4 log CFU/g) 이었다. 대장균군은 전체 표본의 67%에서 발견되었다. 치커리에서 가장 많은 수의 총호기성 세균과 대장균군이 검출되었고, 부추에서 가장 적은 수의 대장균군 오염을 보였다. 대장균은 전체 채소류의 2.3%에서 발견되었으나, 농산물별로는 상추, 무잎, 갓과 치커리에서 발견되었다. 그렇지만, 조사한 농 산물에서 식중독 유발 세균인 Salmonella spp., L. monocytogenes 및 E. coli O157:H7은 검출되지 않았다. 이상의 결과로 보아, 서울시내 도시텃밭에서 재배되는 채소류에서 식중독 유발 세균은 발견되지 않았으나, 재배 과정중 대장균군 및 대장균의 오염을 줄이기 위한 노력이 요구된다.

Many community gardens in large cities worldwide grow vegetables; however, no information regarding the levels of sanitary indicator bacteria and prevalence of foodborne pathogens in vegetables grown in urban community gardens is available. To evaluate the microbiological quality of vegetables from urban community gardens in Korea, 530 samples (nine types of vegetable, including Chinese cabbage, lettuce, radish leaves, spinach, mustard leaves, crown daisy, leek, Korean cabbage, and chicory) were collected at 11 urban community gardens in Seoul, Korea from September through October 2012. The levels of total aerobic bacteria, Escherichia coli, total coliforms, Salmonella spp. Listeria monocytogenes, and E. coli O157:H7 were evaluated quantitatively and/or qualitatively. The mean numbers of total aerobic bacteria and coliforms were 6.3 log CFU/g (range 3.8-8.1 log CFU/g) and 4.3 log CFU/g (range 2.1-6.4 log CFU/g), respectively. Total coliforms were detected on 67% of whole vegetables. Chicory showed the highest number of total aerobic bacteria and coliforms, whereas the lowest number of coliforms was detected on leeks. E. coli was detected on 2.3% of whole vegetables, including lettuce, radish leaves, mustard leaves, and chicory; however, foodborne pathogenic bacteria were not detected on any of the vegetable samples using this highly sensitive and validated procedure. Based on these findings, the presence of coliforms and E. coli demonstrates that opportunity for improvement of microbiological safety exists throughout the produce production chain, although no major foodborne pathogens were present in vegetables grown in urban community gardens.

Strawberries are among the leading ready-to-eat agricultural products that have superior taste and nutrition. Thus, consumer concerns about the safety of eating strawberries are growing. To evaluate the contamination levels of strawberries according to their cultivation methods (nutriculture, pesticide-free culture and organic farming) and parts [fruit (flesh), stalk (pedunle) and leaf (calyx)], 1,020 parts of strawberry samples were collected at 12 farms in Nonsan-si and quantitatively or qualitatively examined for the indicators of food safety and food poisoning bacteria. The total aerobic bacteria count in the whole samples was 2.3~6.8 log10 CFU/g, and coliform bacteria were detected in 14.2% of the whole samples with a contamination level range of 2.1~4.5 log CFU/g. E. coli were detected in 0.9% of the whole samples with a contamination level range of 2.1~2.8 log CFU/g. The analysis of the bacterial levels according to the cultivation methods showed that the total aerobic bacteria and coliform counts were higher in the strawberries that were grown via organic farming than in those that were grown via nutriculture and pesticide-free culture. However, the E. coli counts of the strawberries that were grown via organic farming and via pesticide-free culture were similar and differed from that of the strawberries that were grown via nutriculture. The analysis of the contamination levels according to the parts of the strawberries showed that the total aerobic bacteria, coliform and E. coli counts of the fruits, stalks and leaves of the strawberries did not significantly differ. Staphylococcus aureus was detected in two organically grown strawberries, but Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7 were not detected in the whole samples. These results show that the bacterial contamination levels of the strawberries differed based on their cultivation methods. Thus, a suitable method of reducing the bacterial contamination levels of strawberries according to their farming methods is needed

The characteristics of the narirutin-added alcohol fermentation of citrus hydrolysates were investigated to produce functionally improved citrus wine. The pH of narirutin-added citrus wine ranged from 3.38 to 3.51, and the titratable acidity was about 0.55% which show no significant differences attributable to the narirutin quantity. With regard to the color and brown color, with the addition of more narirutin, the a value was decreased while the b value and brown color increased. The sugar content decreased from 24 to 8.0-8.5 ˚Brix after alcohol fermentation, and the alcohol content appeared to be between 14.5 and 14.6% in all the sections. For the free sugar contents, the glucose and fructose contents were relatively high in every section. For the total polyphenol content, it was shown to increase when more narirutin was added. and the 2%-narirutin-added section showed the highest polyphenol content(46.44 mg%). The results of sensory evaluation were that the color, flavor and bitterness increased while the sweetness and overall acceptability were reduced by the additional narirutin. Functionally improved citrus wine can be produced by using narirutin, but more researches regarding quality improvement should be carried out to overcome the bitterness.