Journal
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
Volume 103, Issue 5, Pages 4874-4879Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17997
Keywords
food production; food safety; quality control; questionnaire survey; artisanal cheese
Funding
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior-Brasil (CAPES) [001]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Apoio a Pesquisa no Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ)
- Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia (IFRJ
- Brazil)
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [302763/2014-7, 305804/2017-0]
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This study aimed to evaluate the perceptions and attitudes of artisanal cheese producers (n = 40) in Brazil regarding the implementation of traceability. A questionnaire consisting of 16 statements using a 5-point Likert scale was applied, and descriptive statistics and factor analysis were used for data analysis. The implementation of a traceability system can reduce the number of consumer complaints and the loss of products, in addition to increasing supplier control and process safety, thus protecting health and increasing consumer confidence. However, we did not find consensus on the relationship between implementation of a traceability system and rapid recalls in crisis episodes, or on the reduction in recalls and their negative impact on consumers. Because of the costs that drive implementation of this technology, some artisanal cheese producers do not consider a traceability system as a current reality to monitor their production. We concluded that Brazilian artisanal cheese producers have limited awareness of the impact of traceability implementation, which restricts investments in the system.
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