Revisión sistemática de los estudios sobre inocuidad alimentaria en el cantón Cuenca en el periodo 1981-2017

Abstract

The present study shows an evaluation of the existing evidence on the food safety problem in the city of Cuenca Ecuador. For this, a systematic review of the studies carried out in the study area was carried out using the digital university repositories and other searchers of scientific literature. This review, without pretending to be meta-analysis, was aimed at the collection, selection and evaluation of the information available regarding food safety, from 1981 to September 2017. Only studies on food microbiology, contaminants and adulterants were included. that could make the food harmful and qualitative studies were excluded as well as those that did not report criteria to calculate the sample size (> 15), frequency and place of sampling (3 different sites), use of methods and techniques of official analyzes, such as the AOAC (Association of Official Agricultural Chemists) standards, FDA (Food and Drug Administration), INEN. This review reported that there is a high rate of contamination by coliforms and Escherichia coli, in different foods such as: vegetables, beverages, legumes. In addition, in legumes and in soft drinks, a high percentage of mesophilic aerobes was found, so the potential use of this review is to serve as a reference at a regional level for making decisions regarding food safety, whether at the scientific level for future studies or at the level of public policies oriented towards the health of consumers.