Análise crítica sobre o caso de contaminação na cervejaria Backer

Abstract

The brewing industry is already a consolidated market both in Brazil and in the world, and the new trend and perspective for the future are craft beers. This scenario was strongly impacted by the contamination of dozens of people in the city of Belo Horizonte, after ingesting the toxic products ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, which were present in three batches of Belo Horizontina beer, one of the most traditional labels of the Backer brewery. The incident caused the death of approximately 10 people, who consumed the drink at the end of the year festivities in 2019. On January 15, 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) found the contaminants in the water used in the cooling process of the brewery. This work aims to provide a brief summary of the history of beer, explaining a little about the beverage production process and analyzing the accident in the brewery in Minas Gerais, proposing how accidents such as these can be avoided to ensure the quality of the final product that will reach the consumer.