Service: Food Standards Agency

Responsible organisation: Food Standards Agency (Central-Government)

The U.K.'s Food Standards Agency (FSA), a safety watchdog, has successfully Proof of Concepted a blockchain-based supply chain monitoring system. The trial tracked meat produced in an unnamed cattle slaughterhouse, providing improved transparency throughout the supply chain, according to a press release. Both the slaughterhouse and the FSA tracked data provided in the trial. The approach has been to develop data standards with industry that will make theory reality and It's been possible to show that blockchain does indeed work in this part of the food industry. There are great opportunities now for industry and government to work together to expand and develop this approach.

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Source Open Innovation Regione Lombardia
Web site https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2018/07/02/uk-food-watchdog-trials-blockchain-for-meat-inspection/
Start/end date 2020 -
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