TABLE S2. Tabulated data of the results represented in Figure 1 Percentage of respondents Category Not at all General (n = 39)a Lack of awareness and understanding of the regulation Lack of understanding the financial and business risks associated with noncompliance Lack of appreciation of the importance of producing safe foods Knowledge (n = 37) Lack of scientific knowledge of potential hazards Lack of knowledge regarding costs of implementation Lack of expertise in recordkeeping and documentation Lack of knowledge of basic food safety and processing principles Monetary (n = 39) Costs of hiring additional workers to manage a food safety program Costs of paying third-party consultants Costs of upgrading facilities and equipment Costs of training and enforcing compliance with current employees Training (n = 39) Lack of time for training Training content does not match training needs (materials too advanced) Costs of training classes Difficulty in finding nearby training classes Does not adequately engage adult learning needs and styles Does not match training needs (materials too general) 3 3 5 5 16 11 3 5 3 10 13 8 15 13 16 18 aDifferent number of respondents (n) indicates some questions were not answered. bValues indicate the percentage of respondents selecting each challenge level. 15 15 26 26 23 32 39 39 26 39 44 46 38 46 39 37 36 28 34 16 39 33 33 15 23 18 10 15 8 16 0b 3 18 3 Slightly Moderately 8 36 11 8 5 13 28 33 23 24 32 38 49 Very 44 38 13 38 49 32 16 Extremely 28 18 10 27 11 24 19 178 Food Protection Trends May/June