Taber, an outspoken critic of the technology, says the industry should be looking within to solve food safety problems first. “It’s the people.”The food industry has experienced a number of foodborne disease outbreaks this year, most notably in romaine lettuce and ground beef. In the past year, the food industry has begun looking to technology, specifically blockchain, as a solution to foodborne disease outbreaks. In the food industry, blockchain tends to be of the “enterprise” or “private” variety—that is, only a select group of participants are allowed to upload and access the data on the chain. Blockchain technology has garnered plenty of food industry buzz this year, but Taber, who also hosts a podcast called Farm To Taber about agriculture and technology, has become an outspoken critic.

Source: Forbes December 21, 2018 13:18 UTC