Perfil do risco sanitário de alimentos comercializados em feiras especiais de Goiânia - GO
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2013-04-11
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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The itinerant sale of food ensures the access to food for the low income urban population. This informal activity, despite its contribution to food access due to the low cost and the convenience of its offer, is an alternative source of food which can pose health risks to the population. Therefore, it is positive due to its socio-economic and cultural importance and
satiety of hunger but negative with regard to hygienic and sanitary issues. This study aims to establish the risk profile of ready-to-eat foods sold at street markets in the central region of Brazil. On the preparation of the risk profile, the information gathered must objectively and concisely describe the most relevant knowledge about the problem identified which can propose future actions. The study was a cross-sectional and descriptive with a quantitative approach at 22 street markets registered with the Municipal Economic Development Secretariat of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. The data collection occurred in two phases (phase 1 and 2) interspersed by a training course. The data collection procedure involved the application of a checklist based on health legislation at the selected street markets stalls and sample collection of eight food groups for microbiological analysis. Participated in this
study 229 points of sale of ready-to-eat food products and/or foods prepared at the place of consumption, in the period from July 2008 to May 2010. Traditional teaching and learning methodology was used to train the food handlers. Considering the results obtained in phases 1 and 2, from both the checklist and the microbiological analysis, it was possible to establish the risk profile of food products sold at these street markets. This profile could
contribute to the future intervention actions with the targeted audience. The ready-to-eat foods sold at street markets showed relevant frequency of microbiological non-compliance with the current health legislation. This situation indicates the possibility of the presence of pathogenic bacteria in foods, and therefore, represents a risk to consumers. When establishing the risk profile for the consumption of foods sold by street vendors it is evident
the need to develop intervention models with actions directed toward to the improvement of conditions of this activity, known as informal.
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AGOSTINHO, Tânia Maria de souza. Perfil do risco sanitário de alimentos comercializados em feiras especiais de Goiânia - GO. 2013. 116 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Nutrição e Saúde) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2013.