HIGIENE DOS MANIPULADORES: constatação da higiene pessoal - lavagem de mãos dos manipuladores de alimentos em restaurantes self-services da cidade de Varginha MG

Abstract

Food services produce and sell a large amount of food and, consequently, are exposed to various etiological agents that can be transmitted to food by unsatisfactory hygienic and sanitary conditions carried out by employees who are involved in food handling, which can lead to food contamination and trigger a food outbreak. We sought to investigate the hygienic and sanitary conditions of food handlers present in self-service restaurants in the city of Varginha, through the microbiological analysis of their hands in order to ensure that the food offered to consumers is healthy, hygienic and safe.