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.

    • Riskable@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      As long as Dodgy Dave passed his mandatory FDA inspections I’d eat his cheese.

      You think the big brands don’t use industrial cleaner? LOL

    • Fishy@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I mean I was being a little jocular in my comment (since this tracker is on the outside) it doesn’t really matter.

      But by preferring “inauthentic” I was thinking something like “Greek style cheese” which is just feta but made outside of Greece or sparking wine for champagne. So food standards still apply.

      But yeah, they are trying to stop fraudulent claims.