Earlier this month, it was reported that DIXY, Russia's third-largest food retail company, implemented blockchain technology in its corporate finance system.
According to reports, the system will allow companies to control who can access data, how long data lasts, and control of links after uploading data. Raj Rawo, general manager of IBM Food Trust, said the district Blockchain can “change any industry, especially if we have multiple stakeholder environments, companies and organizations involved.
According to food-related news agency FoodOnline reported on June 11, the National Fisheries Research Institute (NFI) of the American Seafood Trade Association is working with IBM's block supply chain solution FoodTrust to track seafood.
Traceability is nothing new to the seafood community, but the blockchain is [. Whether in agriculture or in the wild, we will test how IBM's food trust companies can help seafood companies generate revenue and reduce costs, from harvesting to distribution to our customers.
Seano'Scanlain, chairman of the project, funded by the Marine Research Fund (SIRF), is said to comment on the development of the project:
According to this report, this is the first time to track the variety of seafood that many companies are pursuing. In addition, NFI members representing harvesters, importers, processors, refrigerators, restaurants and retailers were also reported to have participated in the project.
In early March, BumbleBeeFoods, North America's largest shelf stable seafood company, launched a seafood traceability blockchain platform.