Food quality and safety progress in the Brazilian food and beverage industry: chemical hazards

Arisseto-Bragotto, Adriana Pavesi; Feltes, Maria Manuela Camino; Block, Jane Mara

doi:10.1093/fqsafe/fyx009

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“…In Brazil, the responsible bodies that discuss international food standards (e.g. Codex Alimentarius Commission, European Commission and US Food and Drug Administration) and formulate responses to express and support local proposals related to these standards are: Ministry Health (Ministério da Saúde), through its National Health Surveillance Agency (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária -ANVISA), and; Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento -MAPA) (Arisseto-Bragotto et al, 2017).…”

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“…There is an increasing concern with food safety, what makes the food industry suffer a lot of pressure from stakeholders (Font-i-Furnols & Guerrero, 2014;Sepúlveda et al, 2011). Meeting the demand for food security is a challenge for developed and developing countries and depends on the combined efforts of government, regulators, academia, consumers, food producers and suppliers (Arisseto-Bragotto et al, 2017). In Brazil, the food and beverage sector plays a fundamental role in its emerging economy, it represents 9.6% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), corresponds to 61.7% of the total trade balance and has a contingent of 37,7 thousand companies (Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Alimentos, 2020).…”

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A fuzzy AHP approach to select suppliers in the Brazilian food supply chain

Ramos

Silva

Lima

2020

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Paper aims: This research proposes to apply the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process method for the supplier's selection in a Brazilian food company. Originality: It is the first time that food security has been incorporated as a first-level criterion in a process of selecting suppliers in a Brazilian food chain. Research method: Practical application was carried out in a food company located in Brazil. Main findings: Safety is the most important criteria when selecting a supplier, which ended up reflecting the placement of Supplier 3 as the best rated. Implications for theory and practice: This research provides the first practical application of a hybrid mathematical technique in the process of selecting suppliers in a Brazilian food chain, evaluating the Food Security criterion on an equal basis with the others, and not as a sub criterion. The model can help managers better understand their suppliers' capabilities and performance.

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A fuzzy AHP approach to select suppliers in the Brazilian food supply chain

Ramos

Silva

Lima

2020

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“…Given this scenario, the World Health Organization recommends that free sugar intake should be less than 10% of total daily calories, equivalent to 50 g of sugar (200 kcal) per day (WHO, 2015). Data from 2017, however, showed that the free sugar consumption by Brazilians was much higher than recommended (Arisseto-Bragotto et al, 2017).…”

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Perception and preferences of processed sweet foods: differences between diabetic and nondiabetic consumers

Soares

Honorio

Lima

et al. 2021

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Purpose This paper aims to study how diabetics/pre-diabetics (D) and non-diabetic (regular consumers of sweeteners (C) or not (NC)) perceive and consume sweetened processed food in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study (n = 2,204) was carried out to gather information about: consumption of 14 sweetened food/beverage categories, perception of sugar/sweeteners (check-all-that-apply (CATA) test), understanding of sugar claims and socioeconomic/demographic/consume profile. Chi-square test/Fisher exact tests were used to analyze the contingency tables. CATA test results were evaluated using Cochran Q test, RV coefficient and Kruskal-Wallis test. Findings Results revealed that although diabetics/pre-diabetics consumed less sugary products than non-diabetics (p < 0.001), >50.0% of them preferred sugary candies, bakeries, ready-to-drink fruit juice, ice cream, chocolate and ready-to-eat desserts. D, NC and C similarly perceived (RV = 0.99) sugar (sensory desirable, but penalized due to its health impact), naturally extracted sweeteners (opposite description of sugar) and chemically synthesized sweeteners (penalized by sensory and health impacts). Regarding the claims, those that mean the absence of sugar were correctly understood for = 90.0% participants, while incorrect interpretations were observed for “containing sugars from own ingredients” (42.7%) and “light on sugar” (21.0%), without differences between consumer groups (p = 0.93). Research limitations/implications This study was carried out with a convenience sample. Practical implications Results can be applied to support food policies and educational campaigns (improving consumer information on processed sweetened foods) and to guide product development in the food industry. Originality/value This is the first study to evaluate the Brazilians’ behavior regarding the perception of sugar and sweeteners, the choice of different sweetened processed food, and understanding of sugar claims.

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“…If THQ < 1, there is no potential health risk associated with the contaminant. In order to evaluate the carcinogenic risk of heavy metals and metalloids in cultivated grains, only the risk of ingestion was considered, and was calculated using the following equations (9) and (10 Table 1 shows the mean concentration and standard deviation of heavy metals and arsenic determined in the soil and grain samples from the corn and barley crops in the province of Concepción in central Peru. The overall data showed that the mean concentration of heavy metals and arsenic varied by sampling site and type of crop.…”

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Heavy Metals and Arsenic in Soil and Cereal Grains and Potential Human Risk in the Central Region of Peru

Custodio¹,

Peñaloza²,

Orellana³

et al. 2021

J. Ecol. Eng.

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The objective of this study was to analyze the content of heavy metals and arsenic in soil and cereal grains as well as to evaluate the possible human risk in the central region of Peru. The soil samples of corn and barley grains were collected from seven agricultural zones and the concentrations of Cu, Fe, Pb, Zn and As were determined with the method of atomic absorption flame spectrophotometry. PERMANOVA showed that the effect of the type of crop and the sampling zone significantly influence the concentrations of heavy metals and As in soil and corn and barley grains (p < 0.05). PCA for heavy metals and As in soil and grain samples of the cereals studied showed that the first two main components represented 81.03% and 94.77% of the total variance, respectively. Hazard Quotient (HQ) for ingestion was the most significant. The HQ values of Pb and As in crop soils indicated that detrimental health effects are unlikely (HQ < 1). The soil hazard index (HI) values of both crops did not exceed the threshold value of 1 (HI < 1). The carcinogenic risk level (CR) of As from ingestion of corn and barley crop soils contaminated by As was higher in children than in farmers and adults. The bioconcentration factor (BCF) of As was higher in barley grains than in corn grains. The THQ of As exceeded the target value of 1 in 100% of the barley and corn sampling sites. The RC of As in grains exceeded the acceptable risk level of 10-6 in all sampling zones.

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Food quality and safety progress in the Brazilian food and beverage industry: chemical hazards

Cited by 25 publications

References 31 publications

A fuzzy AHP approach to select suppliers in the Brazilian food supply chain

A fuzzy AHP approach to select suppliers in the Brazilian food supply chain

Perception and preferences of processed sweet foods: differences between diabetic and nondiabetic consumers

Heavy Metals and Arsenic in Soil and Cereal Grains and Potential Human Risk in the Central Region of Peru

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