Aplicação de ferramentas da qualidade para redução de desvio microbiológico

Abstract

Escherichia coli analysis, considered a bacterial indicator of fecal contamination, is used to verify the control of slaughtering processes. Much of the microbial contamination in cattle carcasses comes from the animals' skin and gastrointestinal tract, resulting from operational failures occurring mainly in the early stages of the slaughter process, such as skinning and evisceration. Microbiological bypass in E.coli is something that should be treated carefully, as it is directly linked to the quality of the final product and may affect the food safety of the consumer. The present work portrays a critical analysis made in a meat industry to reduce microbiological deviations, using Production Engineering tools to reach the final goal. The tools chosen for application in the process were PDCA, 5W2H and cause and effect diagram, they were chosen because they are directly related to the problem in question and can be easily applied. Keywords: Microbiological deviation; Escherichia coli; Beef; Contamination, Process improvement, 5W2H.