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Hygienic-Sanitary Profile of Handled Meat Sold in Bulk in Supermarket Chains in Teresina-PI
Authors: Olavo Dionísio da Silva Dias, Amanda de Oliveira Sousa Cardoso, Letícia Batista dos Santos, Tiago Medeiros da Silva, Anderson de Melo Moreira,Antonio Rosa de Sousa Neto, Lissandra Chaves de Sousa Santos, Maria Eliete Batista Moura, Daniela Reis Joaquim de Freitas
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The aim was to characterize the hygienic-sanitary profile of minced meat, fractionated chicken, ham and sausage, handled and sold in bulk in supermarket chains in Teresina-PI. Samples of sausage, ham, chilled chicken and minced meat were collected in five supermarket chains in Teresina-PI, identified as SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4, and SM5. Forty samples were analyzed by the methods of Faust, Willis and Faust adapted with alcohol-ether solution, in triplicates. Fungus spores, hyphae fragments, eggs (of hookworm and Ascaris lumbricoides) and cysts (Entamoeba coli) of parasites were found, as well as many insect body parts, as well as whole insects, such as fleas, mites and ants, in three of the five supermarkets evaluated in an amount higher than allowed by legislation. In two of the five supermarkets chosen for the research, no structures were found that could harm human health. It is necessary to implement good hygiene practices and care with meat storage in the supermarkets analyzed and to improve inspections by regulatory bodies. In addition, it is important to promote health education for supermarket workers, in order to avoid food contamination.