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Fraun_Pollen t1_ivpag7g wrote
> great commercial potential
Fantastic. Now I’ll be getting ads in the middle of my loaf of bread
FuturologyBot t1_ivpe6vl wrote
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From the Article
>Researchers have developed a way of printing edible QR codes -- a kind of barcode -- within cookies, meaning that the tag is embedded within the food itself. Crucially, the tag doesn't change the flavor or outer appearance of the cookie, and can be read using a backlight while the cookie remains intact. This new method has great commercial potential for improving food safety and traceability in an environmentally friendly way.
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lofgren777 t1_ivpeoz9 wrote
Is the risk of food poisoning from cookies so great that this is a useful thing to do? Seems like most food poisoning comes from either veggies that were contaminated by the soil and then left unwashed or processed meat like hamburger. Controlling the production line of baked goods seems relatively easy by comparison. I highly doubt safety tracking is a worthwhile use of this technology. The bar code on the packaging does a better job of that because the poisoned person didn't eat the evidence.
OliverSparrow t1_ivu4c6f wrote
To what end? Sounds like the ultimate pointless goal.
gsvnvariable t1_iw2b3br wrote
I 2nd this…
Gari_305 OP t1_ivp8rv5 wrote
From the Article
>Researchers have developed a way of printing edible QR codes -- a kind of barcode -- within cookies, meaning that the tag is embedded within the food itself. Crucially, the tag doesn't change the flavor or outer appearance of the cookie, and can be read using a backlight while the cookie remains intact. This new method has great commercial potential for improving food safety and traceability in an environmentally friendly way.