Diagnóstico das condições higiênico-sanitárias e implantação das boas práticas de fabricação em uma agroindústria familiar de embutidos cárneos em Pelotas/RS

Abstract

Meat sausages, such as the sausage of type fresh, may present risks of undesirable microbiological contamination, considering the different factors involved in the production of these products. For this reason, the agroindustries must adopt Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), which consist of standards/proceedings to ensure that products are produced/industrialized in an environment that ensures the safety and quality of the final product, thus meeting, to requirements of regulatory standards. In this context, the objectives of this study were to verify the hygienicsanitary conditions in the production process according to the verification list of RDC n° 275/02 and to deploy the GMP in a family agroindustry of meat sausages in the city of Pelotas/RS. First, was carried out a diagnosis on the hygienic-sanitary conditions of the establishment (characterization), with application of the verification list of GMP, according to the form recommended by RDC nº 275/02. The application of the verification list was carried out in three moments, in the diagnosis (12/2019), after the action plan (04/2020) and in the final stage (08/2020). So were analyzed microbiological determinations of Salmonella sp., coagulase-positive Staphylococcus, sulphite-reducing Clostridium and Coliforms at 45°C in meat sausages, considering production before, during and after GMP implantation. Regarding the water used in the agroindustry, were analyzed the results in relation to the physico-chemical (pH, turbidity and color) and bacteriological parameters (total and thermotolerant coliform; and, heterotrophic bacteria), before and after the implantation of GMP. In order to adequate the agroindustry to the regulatory norms was elaborate the GMP Manual, containing the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and realized training with the handlers. In the first evaluation, the agroindustry was classified as Group 3, in which only 40.85% of the GMP items were in compliance. With the process of implementing the GMP and SOP, there was an increase in the classification already in the second evaluation, and the agroindustry moved to Group 1, with 76.22% of the items attended. In the third evaluation, in August 2020, it was found that 92.68% of the items were in compliance, with greater adherence to the GMP program and the agroindustry remained classified as belonging to Group 1. The sanitary quality of the products and water was in accordance with the standards established by current legislation. The use of the verification list proved to be effective for evaluating the hygienic-sanitary conditions in 11 the production process of the agroindustry. Despite being a small agroindustry, the advancing in the quality of the products was possible due to the implantation of the GMP Manual, and in parallel with the adequacy of the SOP, which contributed to ensuring the monitoring of procedures and meet the limits imposed by legislation.