School canteens of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: profile diagnosis and adequacy to the Healthy School Canteens Law ; Cantinas escolares saudáveis no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: diagnóstico e adequação à legislação
Introduction: School canteens are associated with a greater probability of consuming industrialized/ultra-processed foods by schoolchildren. Objective: To analyze the profile, health risk and adequacy of the Healthy School Canteens Law in Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out at public and private school canteens. School characterization and the functioning profile of school canteens were assessed through a questionnaire applied to school canteen owners and school principals. To assess health risk, a checklist of Ordinance 817 of May 2013 was applied, consisting of 51 items, allocated in nine categories. To assess Law 15,216 of June 2018, a checklist was prepared based on the eight guiding articles of the Healthy School Canteens Law. Results: Of the 337 schools assessed for eligibility, only 27 (8.0%) reported the presence of a school canteen. Of these, 63.0% belonged to public institutions; 70.4% provided school meals and had an outsourced system; and only 7.4% had nutritionists in the canteens. Regarding compliance with Law 15,216 of July 30, 2018, in Rio Grande do Sul, there was a high percentage of non-conformities, with a low supply of natural foods and a high supply of ultra-processed foods, in addition to the low percentage of employees trained in good handling practices. As for health risk, 92.6% of the canteens did not have minimum requirements for operation. Conclusion: The expressive majority of the assessed canteens present high inadequacy of commercialized food and unsatisfactory health risk. ; Introdução: As cantinas escolares estão sendo associadas a uma maior probabilidade de consumir alimentos industrializados/ultraprocessados pelos escolares. Objetivo: Analisar o perfil, o risco sanitário e a adequação a legislação de Cantinas Saudáveis do Rio Grande do Sul. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado em cantinas de escolas da rede pública e privada. A caracterização da escola e o perfil de funcionamento das cantinas escolares foram avaliados através ...