Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on food handlers’ practices and habits

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https://doi.org/10.4025/arqmudi.v29i4.77622

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Covid-19, Higiene, Inquéritos e questionários, Manipulação de alimentos, Pandemias

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Objetivo: A pesquisa teve como objetivo investigar as mudanças causadas pela pandemia da Covid-19 nos hábitos dos manipuladores de alimentos em restaurantes da cidade de Maringá, estado do Paraná, Brasil. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo transversal no período de 8 de novembro de 2021 a 6 de abril de 2022, com um quantitativo inicial de 832 restaurantes, selecionados aleatoriamente, sendo visitados 256, dos quais 50 aceitaram participar da pesquisa. O formulário de pesquisa era composto por 92 questões e estava dividido em seis seções. Resultados: Cobrir a boca ao espirrar ou tossir, usar máscara e luvas ao manipular alimentos e higienizar embalagens de alimentos foram as práticas mais utilizadas ao longo da pandemia. Conclusão: Os resultados permitem concluir que, embora as boas práticas de manipulação já estejam bem estabelecidas nos serviços de alimentação, houve uma intensificação nas práticas adotadas pelos manipuladores de alimentos durante a pandemia da Covid-19.

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2025-10-06

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Paiva Hinokuma NM, Martini Mantelo F, Beatriz Tozzo Martins A, P. Camacho D, de Souza Bonfim Mendonça P, Martha Graton Mikcha J, et al. Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on food handlers’ practices and habits. arqmudi [Internet]. 6º de outubro de 2025 [citado 26º de junho de 2026];29(4):e77622. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ArqMudi/article/view/77622