Avaliação das condições higienicossanitárias de entrepostos de pescado sob inspeção Estadual e Municipal em São Luis-MA

Abstract

The hygienic sanitary assessment of two warehouses for fish under State and Municipal Inspection in São Luís / Maranhão in 2014 had specific goals for analyzing the physical, structural and hygienic sanitary conditions of such warehouses; verify the food handlers‟ knowledge about personal hygiene, food, equipment and utensils, as well as contamination and food storage and check the educational profile of food handlers. To obtain these diagnoses it was used a check-list based on the RDC n. 275 of october 21, 2002 ruled by the National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance ( ANVISA ) and a survey applied to food handlers. The warehouse for fish under State Inspection reached a percentage of replies to hygienic sanitary conformities in 60.2 %, being classified as unsatisfactory, while the warehouse for fish under Municipal Inspection reached a percentage of obedience for hygienic sanitary conformities in 46.2 %, and classified as very unsatisfactory. The survey applied to food handlers found 72 % correct, getting unsatisfactory rating. The educational profile of these professionals had a predominance of basic education, which hinders the understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and constant application of preventive actions to ensure hygienic sanitary food quality.