Health education of food handlers in the meat products market

Authors

  • Cleber Rocha Prefeitura Municipal de Rio Grande
  • Cleber Bastos Rocha Prefeitura Municipal do Rio Grande
  • Antônio César Corrêa Prefeitura Municipal do Rio Grande
  • Vivian Antunes Beneri Prefeitura Municipal do Rio Grande
  • Marília da Costa Alvarengo Autônomo
  • Fábio Moraes Miranda Prefeitura Municipal do Rio Grande
  • Michele Neves Meneses Prefeitura Municipal do Rio Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v12n6a115.1-5

Keywords:

butchery, meat, education, health, surveillance

Abstract

The consumption of meat products without a reliable provenance or good handling practices may result in high risk of diseases to the population. Thus, the health education can be a useful tool for the improvement of sanitary conditions of the meat products market. This study is intended to evaluate the efficiency of an educational activity towards the improvement of the quality of products offered in butchery. A public opinion survey regarding the quality of meat products in local marketplaces has been provided via Electronic Form. Moreover, an educational lecture for 24 establishments (food handlers and owners) has been given, with a pre- and post-knowledge evaluation. The establishments were classified as Bad, Regular or Good via in loco sanitary inspection through checklist. The public survey exposed the concerns of the population regarding the sanitary risks in meat products consumption. The food handlers/owners evaluation indicated a good previous knowledge, along with enrichment in the topic after the lecture. Through the inspections, an improvement in sanitary conditions has been verified after the educational activity. In conclusion, health education contributes to the reduction of risks in the meat product market.

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Published

2018-06-01

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 06 (2018): Junho

Section

Saúde pública

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Copyright (c) 2018 Cleber Bastos Rocha, Antônio César Côrrea , Vivian Antunes Beneri, Marília da Costa Alvarengo, Fabio Moraes Miranda, Michele Neves Meneses

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Health education of food handlers in the meat products market. (2018). Pubvet, 12(06). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v12n6a115.1-5

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