HYGIENIC-SANITARY PROFILE OF HANDLED MEAT SOLD IN BULK IN SUPERMARKET CHAINS IN TERESINA-PI

Authors

  • Olavo Dionísio da Silva Dias
  • Amanda de Oliveira Sousa Cardoso
  • Letícia Batista dos Santos
  • Tiago Medeiros da Silva
  • Anderson de Melo Moreira
  • Antonio Rosa de Sousa Neto
  • Lissandra Chaves de Sousa Santos
  • Maria Eliete Batista Moura
  • Daniela Reis Joaquim de Freitas Universidade Federal do Piauí - UFPI, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Campus Universitário Ministro Petrônio Portella

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2020.40.252-258

Keywords:

Food Parasitology, Meat Products, Health education

Abstract

This study objective was to characterize the hygienic-sanitary profile in ground beef, chilled chicken, ham and sausage manipulated and sold in bulk at supermarket chains in Teresina-PI. Samples of sausage, ham, braised chicken and ground beef sold in bulk were collected at five large supermarket chains in Teresina-PI, identified as SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4 and SM5. Forty samples were analyzed by Faust, Willis and Faust method adapted with alcohol-ether solution in triplicates. Fungus spores, hyphae fragments, eggs (hookworm and Ascaris lumbricoides) and parasite cysts (Entamoeba coli) were found in three of the five supermarket evaluated, as well as many body parts of insects as well as whole insects, these being fleas, mites and ants, in much greater quantities than permitted by law. In two of the five supermarkets chosen for the research no structures were found that could harm human health. It is necessary to implement good hygiene and care practices of meat storage at the analyzed supermarkets and to improve regulatory agencies inspections. In addition, it’s important to promote health education for supermarket workers, in order to avoid food contamination.

Author Biography

Daniela Reis Joaquim de Freitas, Universidade Federal do Piauí - UFPI, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Campus Universitário Ministro Petrônio Portella

Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2000), mestrado em Biologia Celular e Molecular (2002), Doutorado em Ciências (2006) pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul e Pós-doutorado na área de Ciências Médicas (2007) na Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Tem experiência nas áreas de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Imunologia, Parasitologia, Microbiologia e Farmacologia Experimental. Atualmente é professora na Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI).

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Published

2020-11-04

How to Cite

Dionísio da Silva Dias, O., de Oliveira Sousa Cardoso, A., Batista dos Santos, L., Medeiros da Silva, T., de Melo Moreira, A., Rosa de Sousa Neto, A., … Freitas, D. R. J. de. (2020). HYGIENIC-SANITARY PROFILE OF HANDLED MEAT SOLD IN BULK IN SUPERMARKET CHAINS IN TERESINA-PI. Revista Contexto & Saúde, 20(40), 252–258. https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2020.40.252-258

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 40 (2020): jul-dez

Section

Ciências Básicas & Saúde

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