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Making food safer - with blockchain
The technology enables sharper track of deliveries and quicker stock updates
Published Sun, Jun 4, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
THE food industry is turning to the same technology used by virtual currencies to strengthen food safety and inventory management by tracking meats and crops from farm to table.
Working with IBM, retail giant Walmart Stores is testing the technology system on mangos in the United States and pork in China.
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