EVALUATION OF STORAGE DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD IN SUPERMARKETS OF IMPERATRIZ - MA

Abstract

 Good manufacturing practices are procedures that must be adopted by food services to ensure the sanitary quality of foods and compliance with sanitary regulations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the storage conditions of dairy products commercialized in the city of Imperatriz - MA. We evaluated 10 supermarkets in the city center of Empress and observed that about half of the units evaluated had inadequate hygiene and poor condition, 60% of stockers dairy assessed say who never attended specific training in Good Food Manufacturing (GMP), 50% said they had knowledge of Foodborne illness (DVA), but 40% said work even when ill. Maintaining the quality of dairy products is directly linked to its storage form. In this sense it is important to apply the GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices for Food) also in supermarkets in the city of Imperatriz-MA, giving greater attention to stockers dairy.  KEYWORDS: Food. Warehousing. Quality.