Sanitary status of public school food services in Maceió (Alagoas, Brazil), 2013

Authors

  • Taciana Gissely da Silva Rebelo Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL Author
  • Maria Cristina Delgado da Silva Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL Author
  • Haroldo da Silva Ferreira Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/2317-269x.00256

Keywords:

School Feeding, Food Services, Food Hygiene, Food Handling, School Health

Abstract

The risk of foodborne illnesses is related to incorrect food handling practices and food service infrastructure and equipment. This study aimed to assess the sanitary status of the food services of public schools in Maceió. The services of 40 of 121 schools were chosen by simple random sampling. The assessment used a good-practices checklist containing all of the rules in Resolution 216/04 of the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency. The possible answers were “in compliance” and “not in compliance,” which were then considered to determine the compliance of the service with the above-mentioned Resolution. The services were classified as: critical (≤ 30%), unsatisfactory (31 to 49%), regular (50 to 69%), satisfactory (70 to 89%), and excellent (≥ 90%). Not one service achieved regular, satisfactory, or excellent compliance; 23 (57.5%) and 17 (42.5%) presented with unsatisfactory and critical compliance, respectively. The main problems were bad infrastructure and poor food-handling practices. The services do not comply with the norms for safe food production. This situation demands urgent action from the professionals and managers responsible for school meals, nutrition, and student health in the capital of Alagoas.

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Author Biography

  • Haroldo da Silva Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL
    Possui graduação em Nutrição pela UFPE, Especialização em Saúde Materno-Infantil pela Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP, mestrado em Nutrição pela UFPE, doutorado em Saúde Pública pela Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública da FIOCRUZ e pós-doutorado em Epidemiologia pela UFPel. É Professor Associado IV da Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Presidente da Associação Alagoana de Nutrição, conselheiro titular do CONSEA-AL e bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa/CNPq. É docente credenciado dos Programas de Pós Graduação em Nutrição (FANUT/UFAL) e em Ciências da Saúde (ICBS/UFAL), onde orienta 7 alunos de mestrado e 2 de doutorado. É Editor Associado da Revista de Nutrição e revisor de diversos periódicos nacionais e internacionais. Atua predominantemente em inquéritos epidemiológicos de base populacional no estado de Alagoas. (Copiado do currículo Lattes)

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Published

2015-01-28

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): February

Section

Articles

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Sanitary status of public school food services in Maceió (Alagoas, Brazil), 2013. (2015). Health Surveillance under Debate: Society, Science & Technology , 3(1), 75-81. https://doi.org/10.3395/2317-269x.00256