Limiting Waste from Food Recalls Using Blockchain – and What it Means for Restaurants

 By using blockchain technology in the supply chain, food shipments can be traced all the way back to their origin in a matter of seconds, whereas traditional methods would take several days to do so. This means that when a case of food poisoning comes out and a common source of the infection is identified, a blockchain can zero in on where it started and where it has spread, so that the proper action can be taken to recall the affected goods. In kind, the unaffected goods can be identified as safe for consumption, preventing unspoiled food from being recalled and going to waste. Since the integrity of food products is vital for both safe food service and a restaurant’s bottom line, blockchain’s abilities are very relevant.This functionality will be especially beneficial to restaurants, as it will help to mitigate losses incurred from having to discard large amounts of potentially affected food items based on just the possibility of contamination from a recall order…