Condições higiênico-sanitárias de cantinas em universidades pública e privada da cidade de Cuiabá-MT

Abstract

The presente study aimed to check the sanitary-hygienic conditions of the canteens of public and private university, in Cuiabá-MT city. By means of a qualitative approach, was used a direct observation technique and aplication of a check list elaborated based on RDC 275/2002. Were analyzed 10 canteens, 7 at the public university and 3 at the private university. The check-list contained 119 closed questions related to identification; buildings and facilities; manipulators; Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures; Production and food transport and Documentation. The results show that , in general, for all evaluated canteens , the item buildings and facilities had the highest percentage of adequacy, 63,4%, while the item documentation the lowest percentage of adequacy, 13.3%. When compared by items evaluated in the check list, the canteens of private university showed better results in sanitary- hygienic conditions than public university canteens in all aspects, except for the production and food transportation. The adequacy percentage of the canteens ranged from 37.7% to 56.4%, when it held the overall assessment of all requirements for each canteen individually. Thus, was found in this study that neither of the canteens had satisfactory hygienic conditions, requiring by managers of these institutions a different look at the issue related to the safety of food offered in these establishments, as sanitary conditions unsatisfactory enable occurring diseases spread by contaminated food and compromise the health of users of these services.