Future challenges on the use of blockchain for food traceability analysis

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 107, Issue , 2018, Pages 222-232

  Galvez, Juan F ^a   Mejuto, J C ^a   Simal Gandara, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural and farming applications; Blockchain; Data analysis and management; Food authentication; Food chain; Traceability

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; BLOCKCHAIN; DATA ACQUISITION; FOOD SUPPLY; LOSSES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ANALYTICAL PROCESS; CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER; ECONOMIC LOSS; FOOD AUTHENTICATIONS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD TRACEABILITYS; FUTURE CHALLENGES; TRACEABILITY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CATERING SERVICE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; CONTAMINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FOOD CHAIN; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; TRUST;

EID: 85053005161     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2018.08.011     Document Type: Review

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