Application of Blockchain and Internet of Things to Ensure Tamper-Proof Data Availability for Food Safety

• Published in: Journal of food quality Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 14
• Main Authors: Afzal, Wasif, Hassan, Mir, Cui, Xiaohui, Iftekhar, Adnan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited; Hindawi-Wiley
• Subjects: Blockchain; Business transaction; Competition; Coronaviruses; Costs; COVID-19; Data availability; Food; Food industries; Food package; Food quality; Food safety; Food supply; Geographical locations; Human health; Immunization; Internet of Things; Logistics; Low-cost solution; Safety and security measures; Supply chains; Track and Trace; Unfair competition (Commerce); United Kingdom; China; United Kingdom > UK
• ISSN: 0146-9428; 1745-4557; 1745-4557
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/5385207

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.