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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters (www.businessinsider.com)
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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters::Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are using microchips to verify the authenticity of their products and thwart scammers.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But the point is if the labels are fake you don't know if they got inspected, it's organized crime gangs running it and they're not really known for being sticklers for the law...

The cleaning products and procedures are heavily regulated in food production because when they're not people cut corners and use cheaper things without regard for long-term health effects

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Now you're worried about counterfeit Dodgy Dave cheese? Where are you buying your cheese‽

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There was a HUGE scandal in the UK over rotten horse meat getting mixed into basically everything. This was part of the whole Ikea horse meat story from years ago.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

It's a supply chain issue, criminal gangs fake paperwork and all that stuff hence the cheese people going for more extreme security measures - you could be eating Dave's cheese in an expensive restaurant, as far as they know it's ligit but the importer or supplier duped them