Percepção de consumidores sobre doenças veiculadas por alimentos

  • Kissmann K
  • Gottardo F
  • Silva R
  • et al.
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Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar, por meio de um questionário, a percepção dos consumidores que se alimentam fora de casa acerca dos perigos de doenças veiculadas por alimentos (DVAs). Obtiveram-se 1.515 respostas, com a maioria dos consumidores assim caracterizados: Ensino Médio (27,3%) ou superior (29,5%), idade entre 18 e 29 anos (52,3%) e solteiros (57,8%). Em uma verificação mais específica, identificou-se que os consumidores utilizam restaurantes (64,5%) e elegem o estabelecimento principalmente em função da limpeza e atendimento (95,1%). A maioria consome carne (96,7%), com destaque para a bovina (30,1%), embora os consumidores considerem o pescado mais saudável (58,5%). No entendimento sobre as DVAs, 91,1% dos consumidores acreditam que as carnes podem veicular doenças, com destaque para a carne suína, com 89% das associações. Entretanto, também consideram as verduras e/ou os legumes (89%), a água (85,7%) e alimentos orgânicos (71,4%) como possíveis transmissores de doenças. A salmonelose (90,5%) é considerada a DVA mais importante e 99,1% dos respondentes entendem que o alimento pode ser contaminado pelo manipulador. Os entrevistados acreditam também que verduras e frutas possam conter agrotóxicos (98,7%), enquanto alimentos de origem animal possam ter resíduos de antibióticos (86,1%). Concluímos que existe a necessidade da criação de um plano estratégico educacional para o melhor entendimento dos consumidores sobre alimentação fora do ambiente domiciliar.Abstract This study aimed to evaluate, through a questionnaire, the perception of consumers who eat outside the home in relation to the dangers of diseases transmitted by food. This work also aimed to obtain data that can be used in the elaboration of an educational plan, aiming at aspects of disease prevention and improvements in the population's health. The questionnaire obtained a total of 1515 responses, in which most consumers were characterized by medium education (27.3%) or higher education (29.5%), aged between 18-29 years (52.3%) and singles (57.8%). In a more specific investigation, people routinely eat in restaurants (64.5%) and choose the establishment mainly due to cleanliness and service (95.1%). Most respondents consumed meat (96.7%), especially beef (30.1%), although consumers considered fish healthier (58.5%). Regarding the understanding of diseases transmitted by food, 91.1% of them have believed that meat can transmit diseases, thus being pork the most associated with this problem (89%). They also considered vegetables and / or legumes (89%), water (85.7%) and organic foods (71.4%) as possible transmitters of diseases. Salmonellosis (90.5%) is considered the most important diseases transmitted by food and 99.1% understood that food can be contaminated by the food handlers. They have also believed that vegetables and fruits may contain pesticides (98.7%) and antibiotics residue in foods of animal origin (86.1%). It could be inferred that there is a need to create a strategic educational plan to better understand consumers about food outside the home environment.

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Kissmann, K. E., Gottardo, F. M., Silva, R., Daroit, L., Santos, L. R. dos, & Rodrigues, L. B. (2022). Percepção de consumidores sobre doenças veiculadas por alimentos. Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 25. https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-6723.12321

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