Farm-To-Table: How Blockchain Tech Will Change The Way You Eat

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[Editors Note: IoTNext 2018 Edge Session has Walmart and Accenture discuss Agri IoTBlcokchain projects. See at 13th minute of Panel Discussion on IoT Blockchain, Edge Computing and Security ]

Transparency in the Age of Smartphones

When a consumer enters a grocery store, she often has no idea how her food was handled or sourced. She could pick up a head of lettuce contaminated with E. coli, as dozens of Americans did in late 2017. Maybe she grabs a dozen eggs loaded with the anti-flea insecticide fipronil, like a dozen out of 700,000 eggs that ended up in Great Britain. Or, instead, maybe she reaches for her smartphone, scans a QR code on the food in question, and reads a report on where her groceries came from.

Eradicating Food-Borne Disease

Before food even reaches restaurant plates or grocery shelves, blockchain technology could prevent the spread of contamination of diseases like E. coli. A system like TE-FOOD acts as a third party, enabling buyers to more nimbly monitor the quality of food and the schedule on which it is transported. When a food producer notices a potentially dangerous anomaly, it would take only a few clicks on a screen to identify other contaminated products, as opposed to a time-consuming, costly and potentially imprecise by-hand investigation.

If a contaminated product finds its way to a grocery store chain, the storeowners could use blockchain tech to perform an agile recall. A more targeted system to recall food cuts down on time, money and food waste, creating a win for business owners and environmentalists alike.

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