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where Edipeel is awaiting regulatory approval, in order to keep their
produce fresh long enough to be transported from rural areas to
larger markets.
Emerging technologies
As with other industries, the food safety supply chain can
benefit greatly from technology, especially since the cost of
technology, information and data storage have reduced significantly
over the last ten years. The traceability systems we see today
rely on mobile devices to deliver the information. Growers, food
processors, distributors and retailers can also use inexpensive, easy-
to-programme, cloud-connected devices like Android phones and
iPhones to scan barcodes in warehouses and supermarkets.
With the rise in mobile devices and broadband access, product
and nutrition labels, origin or source, food safety and quality can
all be integrated into one mobile application.
“In the near future, with traceability technologies, food
manufacturers will have the capability to deliver whole chain
traceability data directly to the customer, and this would be helpful
in alerting consumers about recalls and/or foodborne diseases
quickly and in real time,” Mr Amunugama says.
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