Numerical adequacy of nutritionists and hygienic-sanitary conditions of School Food and Nutrition Units in Maceió, Alagoas

• Autor(a) principal: Brandão, Thaysa Barbosa Cavalcante
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Padilha, Bruna Merten, Campos, Eduarda Larissa Leão de, Torres, Jacyara Cirilo Leite, Severiano, Girlene Maria de Lima
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/san/article/view/8659559
• topic: School feeding; Food production; Heath risks; Nutritionists; Alimentação escolar; Produção de Alimentos; Risco sanitários; Nutricionistas; Alimentación escolar; Producción de alimentos; Riesgo de salud; Nutricionistas

This work aimed to evaluate the hygienic-sanitary conditions of School Food and Nutrition Units (SFNU) in Maceió and to check the adequacy of the amount of nutritionists to the amount of students enrolled in the public school system. This is a cross-sectional and descriptive research conducted in 16 out of 32 Municipal Centers of Early Childhood Education. Data collection took place between June 2018 and March 2019. The health risk of School Food and Nutrition Units (SFNU) was determined uppon application of a checklist for good practice in school feeding elaborated by the Collaborating Center for School Food and Nutrition. The adequacy of the amount of professionals was verified based on the minimum numerical reference parameters established in Resolution CFN no 465/2010. The evaluated SFNU showed inadequacies, especially with regard to the use and the existence of equipment for controlled temperature, most of which were classified as at regular health risk, with percentages of compliance ranging from 44.1% to 67.9%. The amount of nutritionists (13) was considered inadequate to the amount of students enrolled in the public school system in Maceió. The importance of corrective measures to improve the hygienic-sanitary conditions of SFNU is highlighted, besides the acquisition of more nutritionists for monitoring school feeding activities.