http://lattes.cnpq.br/7603427938995961; SOUSA, Pablo da Costa.
Abstract:
Vegetables have been one of the foods most related to outbreaks of food poisoning worldwide,
especially because they are responsible for transporting pathogenic microorganisms of public health
significance. Therefore, this work had the objective of evaluating the microbiological and
parasitological profile in cabbage of the municipalities of Patos and Teixeira in the Sertão of
Paraíba. Microbiological and parasitological analyzes were carried out on 30 cabbage (Bassica
oleracea L.) samples, of which 15 samples were collected in different rural properties of the
municipality of Patos and 15 in the municipality of Teixeira, according to Resolution - RDC No. 12
of 02 January 2001 of the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance – (Agência Nacional de
Vigilância Sanitária) ANVISA. Of this total, 77% (10) of the samples collected in Patos were at
satisfactory levels, while in the city of Teixeira 3 (20%) samples from different producers were
contaminated with high values for Total Coliform and Thermotolerant Coliforms. No evidence of
Salmonella spp. however, the presence of Escherichia coli in one of the samples of producer 1 of
the city of Patos was found. Samples from both municipalities showed immature forms of
nematodes and protozoa and it was found that the cabbage samples were contaminated by structures
of parasites of dogs such as Toxocara spp. and Ancylostoma spp. and protozoa such as Giardia and
Toxoplasma. Further studies are needed to track the entire production system, consisting of
analyzing the quality of the water used for irrigation, the amount of inputs (organic matter), hygiene
and the orientation of the manipulators.
