Análise da merenda de escolas municipais de uma cidade do Agreste Pernambucano

Abstract

Consumption of food in schools may be high risk for children. It is said due the lack of knowledge of its food handlers, and, more over, by knowing that they do not give the proper importance to maintain a microbiological control during production, storage and distribution of this material. The research aimed to identify the microorganisms present in school meals of public municipal schools of a city in Pernambuco’s countryside. The bacteria most commonly found in vegetables were Escherichia coli (43.33%) and Staphylococcus aureus (26.33%), compared to the fungus Candida sp, Candida albicans showed (23,33%), Candida krusei (10%) and Candida glabrata just (3.33%).According to the results, schools must take corrective measures related to the introduction of proper hand and vegetable hygiene by the food handlers, aiming to reduce bacterial growth which can cause the spread of disease to children and adolescents who eat these meals