In Peru, only 1 % of food processing companies located in Metropolitan Lima have obtained a technical validation for their HACCP plan. The low adherence to safety systems raises the goal of identifying the main barriers and difficulties for the implementation of the HACCP system. Data was collected by sending a questionnaire to 32 companies. In order to define the underlying structure of the barriers and difficulties identified we performed an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) based on a selection of nineteen (19) items, identifying four new factors that account for 66,7 % of the overall variability. After assessing their relevance, it was found that barriers and difficulties at the organizational/managerial level (F1) and in adaptation (F4), such as infrastructure and employee’s perception, were more relevant than attributes involving execution (...

In Peru, only 1 % of food processing companies located in Metropolitan Lima have obtained a technical validation for their HACCP plan. The low adherence to safety systems raises the goal of identifying the main barriers and difficulties for the implementation of the HACCP system. Data was collected by sending a questionnaire to 32 companies. In order to define the underlying structure of the barriers and difficulties identified we performed an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) based on a selection of nineteen (19) items, identifying four new factors that account for 66,7 % of the overall variability. After assessing their relevance, it was found that barriers and difficulties at the organizational/managerial level (F1) and in adaptation (F4), such as infrastructure and employee’s perception, were more relevant than attributes involving execution (...

La pandemia del Covid-19 nos ha hecho repensar en la forma como vivimos y el cómo debemos de adaptarnos adecuadamente ante las nuevas circunstancias. Las nuevas exigencias para evitar contagiarse con esta enfermedad han permitido que las condiciones higiénico- sanitarias mejoren, tanto en los hogares, como en los establecimientos en donde se elaboran alimentos y bebidas. Condiciones básicas como el lavarse adecuadamente las manos, el lavar y desinfectar los alimentos (cuando sea posible), la limpieza y desinfección de las instalaciones o los hogares, el proteger y conservar los alimentos, y por supuesto el evitar la contaminación cruzada, al día de hoy se han reforzado. Debido al contexto en que vivimos, al distanciamiento social establecido por el gobierno peruano con el fin de minimizar los contagios a nivel nacional, y con el fin de seguir brindando información actualizada sobr...