Avaliação da implementação dos principais instrumentos normativos de controle da segurança dos alimentos na Microrregião de Ubá-MG

• Ano de defesa: 2007
• Autor(a) principal: Pinheiro, Flavia de Abreu
• Orientador(a): Gomes, José Carlos
• Banca de defesa: Chaves, José Benício Paes , Silva, Mauricio Henriques Louzada , Carvalho, Edson Ferreira de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Viçosa
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Mestrado em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
• Departamento: Ciência de Alimentos; Tecnologia de Alimentos; Engenharia de Alimentos
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Segurança de alimentos; Legislação; Implementação
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Food safety; Legislation; Implementation
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::CIENCIA E TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS::TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
• Link de acesso: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/2822

Food hygiene safety is a challenge to industry, regulatory agencies and consumers. Studies to evaluate enforcement of legislation on consumers level are necessary as well as the performance of the agencies. In this study the implementation of some food safety regulations was evaluated in the Ubá-MG Brazil area. First an in depth review of Brazilian food legislation was conducted, namely Decree-law 986/1969, Health Ministry Acts 1428/1993 and 326/1997, Food Agency (ANVISA) Acts 275/2002 and 216/2004, Agriculture Ministry Acts 368/1997 and 46/1998. General Principles of Food Hygiene from Codex Alimentarius was also thoroughly consulted. It was verified that, the three contacted hospitals did not possess records of notifications of any cases and, or food outbreak diseases during the period from 2004 to 2007. Among the 17 municipalities visited, eight (47.0%) of them had the presence of VISA sector, for monitoring of the Food sector, being accomplished by a total of 26 employees. From this sample of employees, it was found that 38.5% had completed an undergraduate program, and 23.1% possessed specialization in food production. Activities with educational goals are reached in 50.0% of the municipalities. Municipalities that fail to reach inspection objectives actively perform inspections, however, inefficiently. In six Health Departments (75.0%) is considered the preventive focus for the accomplishment of the activities. It was verified that five (62.5%) establishments judge it as extremely important and necessary, and three establishments think that it is very important and necessary. Among these establishments, not necessarily in the same town, 62.5% claim that the food laws are not known by the employees in food establishments. Twenty one food market establishments were visited, a large percentage were butcher shops (33.3%), followed by bakeries (23.8%) and grocery stores (19.0%). Other visited establishments included, restaurants, snack bars and fruit vendors (23.9%). Of these visited establishments none possessed a certified technical food quality representative. Only four establishments (19.0%) have the sanitary certification issued by Sanitary authority, and the remaining establishments, 81.0%, have the certification issued by the city hall. All of the employees interviewed had a response indicating that the VISA sector does not assist them with relevant information necessary to perform their jobs in a sanitary manner. Among these employees, 57.1% work in towns where there is no such sector. It was observed that 81.0% of the establishments do not follow the laws set by The Brazilian Legislation for Food. Of the interviewed employees, 90.5% think that the implementation of such laws in food establishments is very important and necessary. However, it was also found that a significant number of the employees interviewed did not have sufficient knowledge of the food legislation. This research shows that few food establishments follow current legislation. In regards to the two food industries visited, it was noticed that they follow the current food legislation. In conclusion, presently there is no efficient implementation or enforcement of the food legislation in food establishments studied in the region. Therefore, food trade is accomplished without proper monitoring and sanitary precautions. Moreover, most people involved in the food establishments, restaurants, markets, etc., are not aware of the Brazilian food legislation and regulations. This evidence suggests that it is imperative for action to be taken to educate people dealing with food products of the dangers that unsanitary practices can pose to consumers.