Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the physical and hygienic-sanitary conditions of poultry slaughterhouses in the municipality of Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil. Ten slaughterhouses were visited, using a checklist as an evaluation criterion, seeking to assess the physical and hygienic-sanitary conditions of facilities, equipment, handlers, environment, production, and food transportation, during the entire slaughtering process, to verify compliance with current legislation. The slaughterhouses visited (10 / 100%) had no Official Inspection Service and did not obey the rules established by legislation, showing precarious physical and hygienic-sanitary conditions of operation. Most of the establishments (9 / 90%) were located in the urban area and one (10%) in the rural area. None of them followed the animal welfare recommendations. Moreover, seven (70%) establishments had no waste treatment and the residues were dumped in an open area. Therefore, it was concluded that the hygienic-sanitary conditions of poultry slaughterhouses in Parnaíba pose risks to meet quality and the health of slaughterhouses employees and people who consume the products from those establishments.
Highlights
Brazil is among the largest food producers in the world, with emphasis on poultry, ranking third as a producer and leader in exports
The role played by these professionals is highly important for public health preventive measures as they supervise and ensure compliance with hygienic-sanitary standards and humane slaughter practices, ensuring food safety of products from slaughterhouses, avoiding that meat unfit for consumption or that may be potentially harmful to human health become available for consumers (MORAIS et al 2017; DUARTE; AFONSO, 2020)
Moura et al (2015) found that the physical structure of slaughterhouses in the state of Rio Grande do Norte was inadequate when compared to the parameters required by current legislation (BRASIL, 1997; BRASIL, 1998)
Summary
Brazil is among the largest food producers in the world, with emphasis on poultry, ranking third as a producer and leader in exports. Especially poultry, are considered an important source of protein for humans, due to their high. Acta Veterinaria Brasilica December 15 (2021) 345-350 protein content They are not free from health risk, as their richness in protein, poultry neutral pH, high water content, and available nutrients contribute to the rapid deterioration of the product, as well as the survival and multiplication of numerous pathogenic microorganisms that cause Foodborne Diseases (FBDs), which can cause high economic and social losses (OLIVEIRA et al, 2011; GERMANO; GERMANO, 2019). Inspection bodies, as well as all professionals in the poultry production chain, especially veterinarians working both as technical officers and as those responsible for sanitary inspection in their different areas, should take the commitment to participate in the animal food industry, providing safe products for humanity (BENEVIDES, 2015)
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