After the controversy surrounding the restaurant located in the annex of Block G, which served meals with insects, pieces of plastic and even a metal nut, the Ministry of Health declared that the situation constituted a “physical and biological danger”. The assessment took place after serious failings in hygiene and food handling were discovered at Nana Café.
According to the ministry, so-called physical hazards were identified during inspection by the presence of foreign bodies in food, such as insects, plastic fragments and metal objects. Biological hazards are linked to the risk of contamination by micro-organisms capable of causing food-borne illnesses.
Still according to the filing, servers have reported cases of food poisoning after consuming meals on site. This illness is caused by eating contaminated food and can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and feeling unwell.
Food poisoning occurs when a person eats food contaminated with bacteria, viruses or toxins. Some of the most common agents in this type of situation include Salmonella, Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus cereus.
The affair was revealed after Metropolises have access to a document in which the department notifies the DMI Comércio de Alimentos e Bebidas LTDA, responsible for the establishment, of irregularities considered serious during the health inspection. These failures led to the suspension of the contract of the restaurant which operated in the Block G annex.
“Samples of the food served were collected and immediately sent for laboratory analysis. With the results of the report, expected next week, new measures will be adopted in accordance with the contract. The company that has been operating the restaurant since December 1 was hired through public tender, meeting all the criteria and requirements of the notice,” the note said.
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Contracts with the federal government
DMI Comércio de Alimentos e Bebidas LTDA, known as Nana Café, has already received 5.6 million reais in the form of service delivery contracts signed with the Federal Government.
Since 2015, the company has participated in public tenders and currently has contracts in force with three ministries: Mines and Energy (MME), Public Services Management and Innovation (MGI) and Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa).
With the MME, Nana Café signed a contract worth R$146,850.60 to provide catering and snack bar services according to the self-service model – the same as that proposed by the Ministry of Health before the end of the contract. The contract began in February 2025 and remains valid until August 2027.
At MGI, the company pays R$18,039.60 for the use of an area of 680 m² in the premises of the former Ministry of Economy building, in Block K of Esplanada dos Ministérios. The contract began in March 2022 and will end in March 2026.
With the Ministry of Agriculture, the space transfer contract, with an area of 586.55 m², has a value of R$17,000. The auction with the department also provides for the transfer of the company’s movable property and equipment.
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