Trade and safety issues of raw beef from the countryside of Bahia state, Brazil
| Autor: | Alaíse Gil Guimarães, Lícia Milena Pereira de Souza, Ryzia de Cassia Vieira Cardoso, Ana Cláudia Rios Menezes, Permínio Oliveira Vidal Júnior |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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food hygiene Article Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Hygiene Health hazard street market 030212 general & internal medicine Butcher media_common Food hygiene business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine public health Raw beef food and beverages lcsh:RA1-1270 Food safety beef Total coliform food safety Geography 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Rural area business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health Research, Vol 9, Iss 3 (2020) Journal of Public Health Research |
| ISSN: | 2279-9036 2279-9028 |
| Popis: | Background: Brazil is one of the world’s largest meat exporters. However, there is a paradox in this situation due to existing non-inspected meat trade and technical-sanitary failures in retail marketing. Design and methods: This study aimed at characterizing the issues of trade, food safety and quality of raw beef in the street market of a municipality in the state of Bahia. An exploratory, quantitative and census study was carried out, at 17 raw beef vending locations. A questionnaire was administered and meat samples were collected (n=34), which were submitted to a physicochemical assessment, color analysis and microbiological analyses. Results: Meat sellers were between 20 and 64 years of age, predominantly males (82.4%), with limited education and without professional training (64.7%). Medians for temperature and pH in the small butcher shops samples were 18.10ºC and 5.75 respectively, and 21.80ºC and 5.50, in small supermarkets samples. The difference in pH was significant (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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