| Abstract: |
Technology, originally meant for Bitcoins, meets Food Safety - shows directions Blockchain, originally devised way back in 2008 to solve the problem of double spending gave birth to Bitcoin the now well known Crypto-Currency. Today, the same technology is being used to track and prevent food contamination Manufacturers of Branded Paper Cups, like Scyphus, have to regularly face concerns of customers regarding food safety. Food Packaging is considered by the end user as the barrier between the contaminants in our environment and good, hygienic, contamination free food, and thus a major chunk of the food safety responsibility is seen as to be the responsibility of the packaging industry. Scyphus is often asked whether the Printed Paper Cups are made from virgin paper, or whether, the inks used are food safe, safety and hygiene the manufacturer of paper cups maintain at the plant and so on and so forth. Most end users are unaware of the fact that food safety lies not only in a good package or a quality cup, the chain of events begin much earlier, specially in case of meat and dairy products, and that is where blockchain based technology is being used to keep a trail and audit of how the food item is moving from source to the end user. |
