According to the WHO (World Health Organization), many people get sick and die from diseases that are transmitted through food, the so-called DTA. In Brazil alone, more than 200,000 cases of DTA and more than 190 deaths were recorded, according to the Ministry of Health.
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However, these data, along with other studies, show that this contamination is mainly due to the kitchen at home. Thus, researchers from the Food Research Center, also called the Food Research Center (FoRC), of the Faculty of Sciences Pharmaceuticals (FCF) of USP, concluded a survey to be able to identify the way in which the hygiene of food and storage is done in the country.
Specialists noted that a large part of the Brazilian population has not recommended cleaning attitudes in their homes. Therefore, they are more exposed to any type of contamination transmitted by food. In addition, the survey also found that some homes in Brazilian states do not even have the ideal temperature for food storage.
food in the fridge
Most of the people who participated in the survey do not use specific bags to keep the temperature of food in their homes. This is a fact that requires great care and you should be alert.
In addition, it still has the remains of food that people usually store after hours exposed outside the refrigerator. However, it is not recommended to keep a meal out of the fridge for more than two hours, as after this period the chances of microbes to appear increase.
Another bad habit for food hygiene is the incorrect defrosting of food. Many Brazilians take the food they want to defrost and immediately put it in contact with room temperature.
Meat preserved in the refrigerator
Another aspect that we should pay attention to is the place where the meat is stored. With this, there was a report that the storage of meat is usually done in its own packaging. However, you must be careful, since the ideal is to use a reliable packaging to avoid spills of other products that are stored in the stock.
However, there is an important recommendation that is fulfilled: the temperature of the refrigerators. Therefore, it is possible to identify, through studies, a pattern of increase in the amount of microorganisms in foods stored in the refrigerator.