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

Table 7

Participants’ evaluation on factors that affect the traceability system.

Factors that affect traceability system	𝜒^2	%
Would you like to know the origins of the food you eat?	44.800 (1); 𝑃<0.05	Strongly agree (10); Agree (90)
Do you consider traceability important to the consumer?	65.514 (2); 𝑃<0.05	Strongly agree (15.71); Agree (78.57); Neither agree nor disagree (5.71)
Does traceability system operate easily?	29.314 (3); 𝑃<0.05	Strongly agree (1.43); Agree (40); Neither agree nor disagree (40); Disagree (18.57)
Do you need policy guidance for enterprise implementing system from government?	90.800 (3); 𝑃<0.05	Strongly agree (20); Agree (72.86); Neither agree nor disagree (1.43); Disagree (5.71)
Traceability system implementation being taken into corporate strategy by top management.	35.257 (3); 𝑃<0.05	Strongly agree (15.71); Agree (55.71); Neither agree nor disagree (14.29); Disagree (14.29)
Could the tracking information be used to identify product approaching its due date so that it can be used or sold quickly?	35.686 (2); 𝑃<0.05	Strongly agree (40); Agree (58.57); Neither agree nor disagree (1.43)
Paper recording and documentation are waste of money.	19.486 (3); 𝑃<0.05	Strongly agree (7.14); Agree (44.29); Neither agree nor disagree (22.86); Disagree (25.71)