European Salmon Producers Use Blockchain Platform To Track Supply Chain
Cermaq salmon farming and Labeyrie smoked salmon producer made the business decision to start using IBM’s cloud blockchain technology to trace their product supply chain.
Cermaq announced the development in a Nov. 20 press release, saying that they will cooperate with Labeyrie and IBM’s blockchain platform IBM Food Trust in order to make their customers get information about the salmon value chain. All Cermaq salmon products now come with a CV and QR-code, so consumers can check details such as:
“… [fish] origin, when it was hatched, which fresh water facility it came from, how big it was when it was transferred to seawater, at which sea water facility it has been farmed, as well as health and welfare information such as which vaccinations it has received, what it has been fed, and when it was harvested.”
The reason why these two companies decided to make a more traceability system is that its customer demand for more transparency. Now the customers can see from egg to store, the whole production chain of the fish.
It is not news about food manufacturers actively integrating blockchain technology into their supply chains. For example, in earlier November this year, Carrefour and Nesté retail giants started using IBM’s Food Trust blockchain platform to track the supply chain of the milk-based formula for infants. This move was made to ensure its customers about transparency of the supply chain of formulas produced by Laboratoires Guigoz.
Another successful example, when American logistics giant UPS delivered a blockchain-verified beef shipment from the United States to Japan. UPS decided to partner with HerdX to incorporate its packaging technology into a blockchain network to trace the journey of beef from Kansas to Japan.
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Published at Thu, 21 Nov 2019 07:25:00 +0000
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