Application of blockchain and Internet of Things to ensure tamper-proof data availability for food safety

Iftekhar, A., Cui, X., Hassan, M. and Afzal, W. (2020) Application of blockchain and Internet of Things to ensure tamper-proof data availability for food safety. Journal of Food Quality, 2020, 5385207. (doi: 10.1155/2020/5385207)

Abstract

Food supply chain plays a vital role in human health and food prices. Food supply chain inefficiencies in terms of unfair competition and lack of regulations directly affect the quality of human life and increase food safety risks. This work merges Hyperledger Fabric, an enterprise-ready blockchain platform with existing conventional infrastructure, to trace a food package from farm to fork using an identity unique for each food package while keeping it uncomplicated. It keeps the records of business transactions that are secured and accessible to stakeholders according to the agreed set of policies and rules without involving any centralized authority. This paper focuses on exploring and building an uncomplicated, low-cost solution to quickly link the existing food industry at different geographical locations in a chain to track and trace the food in the market.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by the National Key RandD Program of China (no. 2018YFC1604000).
• Keywords: Food Science, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hassan, Mir
• Authors: Iftekhar, A., Cui, X., Hassan, M., and Afzal, W.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Journal Name: Journal of Food Quality
• Publisher: Hindawi Limited
• ISSN: 0146-9428
• ISSN (Online): 1745-4557
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 Adnan Iftekhar et al.
• First Published: First published in Journal of Food Quality 2020:5385207
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence