Avaliação da qualidade higiênica de alimentos comercializados por ambulantes da Praça Internacional localizada no município de Santana do Livramento-RS

Abstract

The food trade has been growing significantly, especially in developing countries where often this type of trade is a form of alternative income. The sale of these foods requires care and more attention, due to the local infrastructure that does not meet basic needs, making it a public health problem. This research aims to evaluate the hygienic quality of prepared food sold by street vendors International Square located in the municipality of Santana do Livramento-RS. To perform the evaluation we used a checklist of good practices for food services, Decree No. 78 of 30 January 2009 the Secretary of Health, encompassing a total of 10 categories evaluated: As, not as and not observed. They were evaluated 7 points of sale of street upon authorization term subscription. After evaluation, the marketing points were classified according to Brazil (2002), poor (0- 50% compliance), obtaining the following percentages: 33.59% of items accordingly, 48.94% of items in non-conformities and 17 46% items not observed, with only reports. The results obtained with the following study lead the following conclusions: The marketing points assessed are not entirely to legislation in all categories evaluated, thus showing no basic infrastructure for its operation. It is suggested that these handlers are trained periodically have access to current legislation.