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Contamination levels that compromise the hygienic condition in the handling of food

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dc.contributor.authorSousa, Isabel Maria dos Santos
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Marília
dc.contributor.authorPortelinha, Rita
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorAfonso, Andrea Luísa Fernandes
dc.contributor.authorNogueira, António José M.
dc.contributor.authorPires, Bruno
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-02T14:35:04Z
dc.date.available2015-12-02T14:35:04Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractMicrobiological contamination of food is a major public health problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. Most of the contamination is associated with bad practices in the handling and processing of food, due to poor hygiene of food worker´s hands or utensils and surfaces used in this manipulation. This study evaluates the hygienic condition of food handling in the district of Bragança, determining microbial contamination of utensils and worker´s hands, during the period 2009-2011. With respect to the worker´s hands, 39 % of cases showed contamination. In 57 % of these samples total coliforms were identified, in 26% of them fecal coliforms, Staphylococcus aureus in 10% and finally 7% with Escherichia coli. The utensils contamination was confirmed in 30% of samples with results "not satisfactory" and 4 % had results "bad". These contaminations stand out 60 % of the samples with the presence of total germs, 28 % with total coliforms, fecal coliforms with 9 % and even 3 % with Escherichia coli. It was also found that only 37 % of the samples developed positively. It was concluded that there is a better cleaning of utensils manipulation than the worker´s hands, however the trend to improve the hygienic condition is most pronounced in the hands of these workers. The implementation of a program of rules for good hygiene practices will reduce these contaminants to lower levels.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationSousa, Isabel; Gonçalves, Marília; Portelinha, Rita; Ferreira, Tânia; Afonso, Andrea; Nogueira, António José M.; Pires, Bruno (2014). Contamination levels that compromise the hygienic condition in the handling of food. In 2nd IPLeiria Internacional Health Congress - Challenges & Innovation in Health. Leiriapt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/12469
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherInstituto Politécnico de Leiriapt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectFood handlingpt_PT
dc.subjectFood contaminationlpt_PT
dc.subjectPrevention microbiologicalpt_PT
dc.titleContamination levels that compromise the hygienic condition in the handling of foodpt_PT
dc.typeconference poster
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceLeiriapt_PT
oaire.citation.title2nd IPLeiria International Health Congresspt_PT
person.familyNameAfonso
person.familyNameNogueira
person.givenNameAndrea Luísa Fernandes
person.givenNameAntónio José M.
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