On Establishment of Food Traceability System with Internet of Things

Abstract

The world is witnessed great changes brought about by Industry 4.0, the influences are profound and far-reaching for mankind. Among all techniques, the Internet of Things is one of the most symbolic innovations. The Internet of Things establishes an organic platform for food traceability on basis of blockchain and radio frequency identification technologies, etc. Establishing a food traceability system can effectively secure food safety and comprehensively improve people’s well-being. The traceability system monitors all data during the phases of the food supply chain and establishes a centralized database for data storage thus the authenticity and accuracy of all data were ensured. In this way, an elastic IOT architecture to link its all sorts of participants–sensors, peripherals, perishable foods, vehicles, and related staff–so as to make the overall logistic infrastructure entirely trackable and manageable.