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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 (1 child)

So I can eat the plastic wrappers?

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

    Once?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    You can probably get away with it more than once, after all there was that one person who was addicted to eating plastic. I will say it definitely isn't good for you to do it, so I definitely wouldn't recommend it.

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