Glaciamento: aspectos da comercialização de pescado em Salvador - BA

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of the product described in the labeling according to the standards required by the Federal Inspection Service for Cooked Shrimp Cooked Frozen Shrimp and fish consumer profile in the city of Salvador, Bahia. Fifty interviews were conducted, semi-structured with direct questions, distributed by health district according to the division established by the Municipal Health Department (SMS) of Salvador. Sixteen 200g samples were collected at the same locations where they were conducted as interviews. For a determination of the Consumer Profile a technical solution and Multiple Correspondence Analysis (ACM) was carried out accompanied by an ascending hierarchical classification (CHA). A methodology used to carry out the assessment procedure for a Normative Instruction no. June 25, 2011 from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. The data were analyzed by software R version 2.15.0. Eleven samples was found above the 20% of water allowed by law, representing 68.75% of the results. In the validation of the (ACM) 2 dimensions were obtained. In size 1, the consumer's choice criteria for the frozen product and the consumer profile of fish (consumption habit, geographical distribution, occupation, perception of the chain. The D and E marks presented results above the permitted limit, representing 40% of the Values above the permitted percentage for glacier water and for the declared net weight on labeling. Consumer profiles are basically divided into fresh fish, frozen fish and both.