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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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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

What if the inauthentic product is made by my mate dodgy Dave who got a load of cheap milk and some dirty old metalwork, it's ok he flushed a load of industrial cleaner through them and it's good stuff they use it to clean engines at his brother's garage...

You'd be far better off not buying a prestige product and getting a good quality cheese from a reputable manufacturer at a price that doesn't include a huge markup due to perceived historic significance

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

    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

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    But the point is if the labels are fake you don't know if they got inspected, it's organized crime gangs running it and they're not really known for being sticklers for the law...

    The cleaning products and procedures are heavily regulated in food production because when they're not people cut corners and use cheaper things without regard for long-term health effects

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Now you're worried about counterfeit Dodgy Dave cheese? Where are you buying your cheese‽

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    It's a supply chain issue, criminal gangs fake paperwork and all that stuff hence the cheese people going for more extreme security measures - you could be eating Dave's cheese in an expensive restaurant, as far as they know it's ligit but the importer or supplier duped them

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years 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.

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