RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OCCURRENCE OF ENTEROPARASITOSIS AND HYGIENE PRACTICE OF FOOD HANDLERS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

• Autor(a) principal: Cunha, Larissa Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Amichi, Kelly Ribeiro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/2634
• topic: Food Handling; Enteroparasitosis; Food Hygiene; Manipulação de Alimentos; Enteroparasitoses; Higiene dos Alimentos; .

Economic development and life style changes have brought about an increase for food services. Food handling is one of the main causes in contamination since inadequate hygiene habits favor the spread of disease-causing microorganisms. Intestine parasites are still one of the main public health problems contaminating millions of people worldwide. Current research investigates the relationship between the occurrence of enteroparasitosis and hygiene practices in food handlers described in the literature. Data survey from the literature published between 2000 and 2012 in journals and magazines, in Portuguese and in foreign languages, at the Scielo research site, was analyzed. Several research works showed the relationship between food handlers and food-caused diseases. This is due to the fact that incorrect handling and the lack of hygiene care favor contamination by pathogenic microorganisms. Several studies also report that food handling in poor hygiene conditions is an important factor in the transmission of enteroparasites. Normally food handlers have low social and economical level which may jeopardize the adoption of good hygiene practices. The health of food handlers should be evaluated by periodic laboratory tests, coupled to training and sanitary education to lessen possible contamination and dissemination of diseases transmitted by food.