Hygienic, sanitary, physical, and functional conditions of Brazilian public school food services
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2014-06
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Objective
To verify the physical, functional, hygienic, and sanitary conditions of the food services of municipal schools
located in the Brazilian Midwest region.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional study of 296 school food services conducted from February to June 2012. The food
services were assessed by a semi-structured check list divided into the following sections: physical conditions,
available equipment, food handlers’ conduct, and food service cleaning processes and procedures. The study
variables were classified as compliant or noncompliant with the regulations passed by the National Sanitary
Surveillance Agency.
Results
Noncompliances were found in all study food services, especially with respect to food service conditions, and
the wiring and plumbing in the food preparation area. In this section, 62.7 to 95.9% of the food services did
not comply with nine out of the thirteen study items. The main problems were: poorly cleaned external areas, deteriorated walls, floors, ceilings, roofs, drains, and roof gutters; and unscreened doors and windows, allowing
the entrance of insects; among others. The main noncompliance regarding processes and procedures was the
uncontrolled temperature of the ready-to-eat foods.
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Food security, School food, Good manipulation practices, Segurança alimentar e nutricional, Boas práticas de manipulação, Alimentação escolar
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ALMEIDA, Kênia Machado de; ANDRÉ, Maria Cláudia Porfirio; CAMPOS, Maria Raquel H.; PISCOYA DÍAZ, Mário Ernesto. Hygienic, sanitary, physical, and functional conditions of Brazilian public school food services. Revista de Nutrição, Campinas, v. 27, n. 3, p. 343-356, May/June 2014.