Sanitary risk in the handling of home‐prepared enteral formulations: A cross‐sectional assessment of microbiological contamination and food safety
Cleaning failures were the main sanitary risk in HEN handling, with blenders and handlers' hands identified as key contamination points. Strengthening food safety practices is essential to ensure the benefits and safety of HEN.
Authors
- Caroline Opolski Medeiros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-9149)
- Márcia Regina Beux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6174-392X)
- Rayane Luizi da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7427-1570)
- Everlyn Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5614-3647)
- Lize Stangarlin‐Fiori
- Luciana Karbiak
- Marcelly Caroline Pires Fernandes
Institutions
- Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.70095
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações