Capacitação de manipuladores de alimentos e avaliação das condições higiênico-sanitárias de serviço de alimentação da cidade de Itaqui - RS

Abstract

Considering the importance of training of food handlers as a requirement of the legislation in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, as well as the appropriateness of establishments producing food, the aim of this work was to conduct a training to food handlers of a service supply of the city of Itaqui - RS and evaluate sanitary conditions of the site. The study was conducted between march and april 2013. The training took place on the premises, using overhead presentation and aiding a Primer for Food Handlers Food Services. The content covered was based on what advocates legislation. To evaluate the learning of handlers, applied a questionnaire of knowledge in Good Practices, before and after the training and at the end, the participants evaluated the training through a training evaluation form. The sanitary conditions of the place were assessed using a checklist drawn from the Ordinance 78/2009 of the State Department of Health and to address the non-compliances found, we used a Plan of Action. The level of knowledge of the manipulators food service supply increased after training, the content covered was considered intermediate and the language used in the training was considered easy by most handlers. The food service was considered Deficient (Group 3) in the first application of the checklist, and after completing the Action Plan, training and implementation of structural and behavioral changes, was classified as Regular (Group 2). So, the training and applications of the checklist helped in increasing the adequacy of the food service considering the current legislation.