Viral Allegedly A Place To Eat Washing Dishes Next To The Dirty River, Here's The Doctor's Response

JAKARTA - Not long ago, it went viral on social media a video showing an alleged place to wash dishes in one of the restaurants in Indonesia. The place looks dirty because it is side by side with a river full of garbage.

Initially, the video was widely discussed and received a response from the TikTok food vlogger account, @codebluuuuu. He couldn't stop thinking of seeing a woman washing dishes next to a dirty river and cloudy water. It is suspected that it is a place to wash the dishes of a food stall located in Palembang.

"Mendingan usaha doi yang go bankrupt atau yang mau meninggal usia?" tulis Codeblu dilansir dari Jumat, 29 November 2024.

The viral area of the dirty food stall was also suspected of inviting the disgust of netizens. Then dr. Dion Haryadi, PN1, CHC, AlFO-K, via his Instagram, @dionharyadi also responded to the video.

Doctor Dion said that the polluted and dirty dish washing area can have a negative impact on health, because it becomes a hotbed of millions of harmful bacteria. This risk can be very dangerous for certain people such as the elderly, pregnant women, and children.

"In people whose immune system is lower, eating food in a container that is not well washed can be fatal," said dr. Dion quoted Friday (29/11/2024).

Doctor Dion also emphasized that eating food needs to use a clean washed container with water and soap. The reason is, thousands of bad bacteria can stick to the food container and can become poison for the body, if the washing process is done incorrectly.

The food must be cleaned with clean water. This is fatal, the garbage has been thrown into the river, the river water is also used to rinse the plate," he added.

Launching the UK Food Government, Friday, November 29, 2024, washing clean eating utensils is very important to avoid cross-contamination. By washing the equipment thoroughly between cooking times can avoid the spread of harmful bacteria.

It is important to always maintain the cleanliness of eating utensils, including for restaurant managers to maintain hygiene and hygiene of their food. If not done properly, some risks of health problems can occur such as diarrhea, tifus, hepatitis A, to ecoly infection.