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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] 311 points 3 years ago (3 children)

I got to admit, Italians inventing Cheese DRM, wasn't on my 2023 Bingo card.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I would try really hard to do that

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