Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-04-18T19:29:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012 - Felipe Machado Trombete.pdf: 1177577 bytes, checksum: 5ad9ebc406a8cd78d15ebfdc7acb27ff (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-18T19:29:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012 - Felipe Machado Trombete.pdf: 1177577 bytes, checksum: 5ad9ebc406a8cd78d15ebfdc7acb27ff (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-29 / CAPES / The grated parmesan cheese is a food commonly consumed in Brazil and, in the last decade, few studies evaluated their quality. The aim of this research was to evaluate the adequacy and the levels of aflatoxin M1 in the grated parmesan cheese marketed in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro in relation to the recommendations of current legislation. For this, were analyzed 30 samples representing 10 major brands sold in the region. In the evaluation of quality, were analyzed the levels of moisture, water activity, pH, acidity, sorbic acid and indicator microorganisms of hygienic quality and sanitary. The research of AFM1 was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-DFL) preceded by purification by immunoaffinity chromatography. Only 14 of the 30 samples analyzed (46.7%) were in accordance with the legislation that regulates the product quality. Beyond the lack of uniformity in production, the major irregularities were due to excessive moisture content and also by the abusive addition of the preservative sorbic acid. These results suggest the occurrence of faults on Good Manufacturing Practices by the industries responsible for the brands tested, which represents beyond economic fraud, risks to consumers health, even if indirectly. With relation to research of AFM1, all samples showed satisfactory values with the national legislation. However, the existing limit for aflatoxin in this product is excessively high when compared with those established by others countries. If compared with the regulation prevailing in the European Union, 8 samples (26.7%) could be considered contaminated. / O queijo parmes?o ralado ? um alimento popularmente consumido no Brasil e, na ?ltima d?cada poucos trabalhos objetivaram estudar sua qualidade. Esta pesquisa objetivou avaliar a adequa??o do queijo parmes?o ralado comercializado na Regi?o Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro em rela??o ao preconizado pela legisla??o atual e tamb?m pesquisar os ?ndices de aflatoxina M1 (AFM1) no produto. Para tal, foram analisadas 30 amostras representativas das 10 principais marcas comercializadas na regi?o. Na pesquisa da qualidade, foram analisados os teores de umidade, atividade de ?gua, pH, acidez titul?vel, conservante ?cido s?rbico e microrganismos indicadores da qualidade higi?nica e sanit?ria. J? a pesquisa de AFM1 foi realizada por cromatografia l?quida de alta efici?ncia com detec??o por fluoresc?ncia (CLAE-DF), precedida de purifica??o por Cromatografia de Imunoafinidade. Apenas 14 amostras das 30 analisadas (46,7%) estavam em acordo com a legisla??o que regulamenta a qualidade do produto. Al?m da falta de uniformidade na produ??o, as principais irregularidades constatadas foram referentes ao excessivo teor de umidade e tamb?m pela adi??o abusiva do conservante ?cido s?rbico. Tais resultados sugerem a ocorr?ncia de falhas nas Boas Pr?ticas de Fabrica??o pelas ind?strias respons?veis pelas marcas analisadas, o que representa al?m de fraude econ?mica, riscos ? sa?de do consumidor, mesmo que de forma indireta. Com rela??o a pesquisa de AFM1, todas as amostras se adequaram a legisla??o nacional. No entanto, o limite existente para a presen?a da toxina neste produto ? excessivamente alto quando comparado com os estabelecidos por outros pa?ses. Se comparado com a regulamenta??o predominante na Uni?o Europ?ia, 8 amostras (26,7%) poderiam ser consideradas contaminadas.