Investigation of Traceability and Recall Plans of Food Processing Plants and Small and Medium Enterprises in Kelantan, Malaysia

Table 3

Participants knowledge on food traceability system implementation.

Food traceability implementation	𝑁 (%)	𝜒^2	Significance
Do you know about the traceability system of food products?
Yes	41 (58.6)
No	29 (41.4)	2.057	df = 1; 𝑃<0.05
If no, never heard of it	10 (14.3)	35.714	df = 1; 𝑃<0.05
No time	8 (11.4)	41.657	df = 1; 𝑃<0.05
No training	9 (12.9)	38.629	df = 1; 𝑃<0.05
Not useful	2 (2.9)	62.229	df = 1; 𝑃<0.05
Is it necessary to implement traceability system?
Yes	65 (92.9)
No	5 (7.1)	51.429	df = 1; 𝑃<0.05
Do you think that the traceability system implementation is a success?
Yes	32 (45.7)
No	29 (41.4)
Do not know	9 (12.9)	0.514	df = 1; 𝑃<0.05
Are you interested in carrying out food safety traceability system to empower yourself and your staff to deliver a safer product?
Yes	56 (80.0)		df = 1; 𝑃<0.05
No	14 (20.0)	25.200
At the current time, have you implemented, or do you plan to implement, a system of product traceability in the plant?
Yes	37 (52.9)
No	33 (47.1)	0.229	df = 1; 𝑃<0.05