EVALUATION OF HYGIENIC-SANITARY CONDITIONS OF BABY BOTTLES PREPARED IN A HOSPITAL MILK DISPENSARY IN SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO - SP (BRAZIL)

Abstract

Samples of raw materials (powdered milk, sugar, starch, oatmeal, water and milk type c –a a low credit milk) commonly used in baby bottles as well as samples of milk bollles already prepared were collected from a milk nursery in the city of São José do Rio Preto – SP (Brazil), and submitted to the microbiological analysis. The results showed a significant contamination. It was ascertained the presence of Salmonella sp in 70% of the milk bottles analysed immediately after preparation (time = 0 hour) and in 90% of samples analysed after a 24 hour storage enough to classificate the milk bottles as “products potentially causing fooborne intoxication”, and therefore, “improper for consumption”. The hiht level of contamination is more likely to be related with some of the raw materials used, enviromment or even wrong handling.