Avaliação da temperatura dos expositores de produtos lácteos refrigerados no município de Rio Largo - AL

Abstract

The display of dairy products in supermarkets is necessary to attract consumers' attention to the products that the place offers and for greater convenience at the time of purchase. However, it is imperative that establishments make sure that these exhibition sites offer ideal temperatures in their size. The objective of this work is to evaluate the temperature of refrigerated displays that contain dairy products displayed in a supermarket in the city of Rio Largo-AL. The present research was carried out in four supermarkets in the urban region of the municipality of Rio Largo-AL. During 7 days, refrigerated displays from four supermarkets, which pack dairy products, were evaluated. Evaluating the temperature recorded on the thermostat of the freezers for measuring the temperatures of dairy products. An infrared thermometer and a mercury thermometer were used. The readings were observed in three different periods with an interval of three hours between each collection. The first collection was carried out at the beginning of the establishment's activities at 09:00 am respectively; the second at 12:00 pm and the third collection at 3:00 pm. The temperatures were collected in triplicate, that is, the temperatures were measured three consecutive times in each refrigeration environment, with greater precision in the result obtained. The observed data were recorded in daily spreadsheets, according to the collection times. The data obtained were analyzed through descriptive analyzes processed in the Microsoft Office Excel program, version 2013. All refrigerated displays in the evaluated supermarkets had higher storage temperatures than recommended by Ordinance CVS 5/2013. Keywords: Thermostat, Legislation, Packaged.