"It took them nearly seven days, as the methods of tracking today are antiquated - sometimes done with pencil and paper."
The company claims that with blockchain technology, that process will take just 2.2 seconds.
According to Reuters, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consulted with Walmart to improve product traceability in order to help health officials track and manage the outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.
Earlier this year, five people died and dozens more were hospitalized in an outbreak of the E. Coli virus in the U.S. The CDC estimated that over 200 people were infected in total.
Recently, Walmart filed tech-related patents for several different blockchain applications, including the improvement of secure deliveries, methods for managing smart appliances, and a healthcare information system, among others.
In June, Walmart and nine other companies partnered with IBM to release a blockchain-based system for tracking food through its supply chain globally.
Walmart Requires Certain Produce Suppliers to Deploy Blockchain Technology
pubblicato su Sep 25, 2018
by Cointele | pubblicato su Coinage
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