Presença de bolores e leveduras em amaciantes comerciais e clandestinos

Abstract

Sanitizers are substances intended to be used for cleaning, disinfection, disinfestation, sanitization and odorization purposes. To ensure the safety and compliance of products, RDC No. 47 – of October 25, 2013 – of ANVISA, establishes the Good Manufacturing Practices in the Sanitizing Industry, defining the set of actions that will reflect the minimum indispensable requirements to be fulfilled by industries throughout the production process. Fabric softeners belong to the category of household cleaning products and their main function is to soften the fiber disorder in fabrics, providing a feeling of softness, freshness and a pleasant smell. It is essential to verify the microbiological quality of fabric softeners as a way of validating whether the manufacturing, storage and commercialization procedures of these products are suitable. Thus, the main objective of this work was to evaluate the quality and safety of softeners from Paraíba, through of the quantify the growth of molds and yeasts and the pH value, based on current legislation and literature. Were analysed 10 samples, 7 of which were commercial and 3 clandestine. The samples were seeded on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar with chloramphenicol, used for selective fungal isolation, and incubated for 5 days at 25°C. The pH of the samples varied between 3.48 and 8.38, a considerably wide range. However, 50% of the samples showed values close to neutrality, between 5,00 and 9,00, which may favor microbial growth. The concentration of fungi ranged between 1.0 x 10³ (est) CFU/mL and 4.0 x 10³ CFU/mL. In quantitative terms, there are no laws in force to determine the desired microbiological limits, but the values found may indicate flaws in procedures and Good Manufacturing Pratices compliance requirements.