Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:13:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AnaKCC.pdf: 364079 bytes, checksum: f1b3d299458adb60596529bc0976c051 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-05-12 / In Brazil school food is constitutionally guaranteed to public school students at the preschool and elementary level. This food must be nutritious, hygienic and sanitary. The aim of the present study was to assess the hygienic/sanitary conditions of food and table utensil handlers in municipal public schools in Natal, Brazil. In total, 27 public schools were assessed, using a checklist and microbiological analysis of the hands and table utensils. For the microbiological analyses of the hands, coliforms were analyzed at 45?C and for the utensils aerobic mesophilic bacteria, using methods recognized by AOAC, 2002 and APHA, 1992, respectively. Most of the schools studied did not exhibit good food and utensil handling practice procedures in any of the variables analyzed. It was shown that 74.1% of the handlers received no periodic training, 51.9% did not undergo annual health examinations and 100% did not practice proper hand hygiene, which reflected significantly (p < 0.05) in hand contamination, where fecal coliforms were detected on 55.6% of the hands analyzed. With respect to the utensils, it was found that 100% of the schools studied did not follow correct hygiene practices and most were classified as very bad ; that is, aerobic mesophilic bacteria values above the limits established by PAHO (Pan American Health Organization), with schools in the north and south districts recording the highest percentages. The results show that the hygienic-sanitary conditions of the food and utensil handlers in the schools studied were inadequate, demonstrating the need for implanting good handling practices aimed at protecting the health of children that take part in the program and offering safer foods. Researchers from the areas of food microbiology, nutrition, public health and statistics participated in this study, a decisive factor for characterizing it as multidisciplinary / No Brasil a alimenta??o escolar ? um direito constitucional dos alunos de escolas p?blicas que freq?entam a pr?-escola e ensino fundamental, devendo essa alimenta??o ser de boa qualidade em valores nutricionais e principalmente no aspecto higi?nico sanit?rio. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar as condi??es higi?nico-sanit?rias de manipuladores de alimentos e utens?lios de mesa de escolas p?blicas municipais na cidade de Natal/RN, no qual foram avaliadas 27 escolas p?blicas, utilizando um check-list e an?lise microbiol?gica das m?os e utens?lios de mesa. Para as an?lises microbiol?gicas das m?os de manipuladores, foram analisados coliformes ? 45?C e para os utens?lios bact?rias mes?filas aer?bias, atrav?s dos m?todos preconizados pela AOAC,2002 e APHA, 1992, respectivamente. A maioria das escolas estudadas apresentou n?o conformidades em todas as vari?veis analisadas. Foi verificado que 74,1% dos manipuladores n?o recebem treinamentos peri?dicos, 51,9% n?o realizam exames de sa?de anuais e 100% n?o fazem a higiene correta das m?os, o que refletiu significativamente (p< 0,05) na contamina??o das m?os, nas quais foram detectados coliformes fecais em 55,6% das m?os analisadas. Quanto aos utens?lios foi constatado que 100% das escolas estudadas n?o realizam procedimento adequado de higieniza??o e a maior parte apresentam classifica??o p?ssima , ou seja, valores de bact?rias mes?filas aer?bias acima dos limites estabelecidos pela OPAS Organiza??o Panamericana de Sa?de, sendo as escolas da regi?o Norte e Sul que apresentaram maiores percentuais. Os resultados encontrados mostram que as pr?ticas e condi??es de higiene dos manipuladores de alimentos e utens?lios utilizados nas escolas estudadas encontram-se inadequadas, sendo necess?ria implanta??o de boas pr?ticas de manipula??o, visando a prote??o da sa?de das crian?as que participam do programa, oferecendo alimentos mais seguros. Participou desse estudo pesquisadores das ?reas de microbiologia de alimentos, nutri??o, sa?de p?blica e estat?stica, fator decisivo para caracterizar a pesquisa como multidisciplinar