Food security is a basic requirement in all locations where they are provided food, being one of the main concerns in terms of public health, mainly because it can affect the health of the most vulnerable groups, such as children, the elderly and people with special needs. This study, it was intended to assess the structural conditions and canteens, measurement of polar compounds of frying oils, the evaluation of the temperature of the food before consumption and before their distribution and the assessment of the nutritional quality of meals served.The sample is composed by canteens of public and private education institutions (nursery to secondary education) and of public and private institutions of social solidarity, totaling 30 canteens and food handlers.The data collection took place using a checklist of structural and operating conditions of the facilities, temperature measuring equipment HI9060-Hanna Instruments, HI76692W, probe for measuring the temperature of the measuring equipment, meals of polar compounds, Testo probe, model 270 and a checklist for assessing the nutritional quality of meals served.