Italian cheesemakers chip their parmesan to combat the $2 billion counterfeiting industry

Cheesemakers in Italy have begun inserting microchips into their cheese to thwart counterfeiting. The tiny identifiers, no bigger than a grain of salt, are inserted into the rind of the cheese – primarily Parmigiano Reggiano (parmesan cheese). They give off a signal with a unique serial number that verifies it...

Read Entire Article



from TechSpot https://ift.tt/PbWJOCI