Brazilian consultants’ perception of the federal technical regulation of good practices for food services

Authors

  • Ana Lúcia de Freitas Saccol Universidade Franciscana - UFN
  • Fernanda Dineia Viera
  • Simone de Castro Giacomelli Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC
  • Lidiane Mumbach
  • Leonir Martello
  • Luisa Helena Rychecki Hecktheuer Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37777/2938

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of aspects related to the Technical Regulation of Good Practices (GP) for Food Services by Brazilian consultants. An online questionnaire was distributed to all of the consultants registered in a national program for the implementation of quality management systems. A total of 131 consultants completed the survey. It was confirmed that only the state and the municipality of São Paulo have a Technical Regulation of GP within the ambit of Hospital Nutrition and Dietetics Services. Collegiate Board Resolution RDC No. 216/2004 was cited as the primary reference by the majority of the consultants. The lack of involvement of the employers in GP implementation and the difficulties with the food handlers were the main reported weaknesses. The criteria cited by practitioners included a lack of specifications and the reference to the binomial time/temperature. Given the subjects’ experience, another claim that should be considered was that the RDC No. 216/2004 is excessively broad and general. This perception indicates the need for supplementary health legislation by the state and municipal spheres, and also denotes that the federal legislation should be updated.

Author Biographies

Ana Lúcia de Freitas Saccol, Universidade Franciscana - UFN

Prof. do Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde e da Vida

Curso de Nutrição

Coordenadora dio Grupo de Pesquisa em Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional - GESA

 

Simone de Castro Giacomelli, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

Doutoranda Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Nutricionista UFN

Mestre em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos  - UFSM

Luisa Helena Rychecki Hecktheuer, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM.

Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM. Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Published

2020-03-23

How to Cite

Saccol, A. L. de F., Viera, F. D., Giacomelli, S. de C., Mumbach, L., Martello, L., & Hecktheuer, L. H. R. (2020). Brazilian consultants’ perception of the federal technical regulation of good practices for food services. Disciplinarum Scientia | Saúde, 20(3), 67–80. https://doi.org/10.37777/2938