Application of blockchain technology in food safety control：current trends and future prospects

Blockchain technology is a distributed ledger technology and is expected to face some difficulties and challenges in various industries due to its transparency, decentralization, tamper-proof nature, and encryption security. Food safety has been paid increasing attention in recent years with economi...

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Published in:Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 2022, Vol.62 (10), p.2800-2819
Main Authors: Xu, Yan, Li, Xiangxin, Zeng, Xiangquan, Cao, Jiankang, Jiang, Weibo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adulteration
antibiotic
Antibiotics
Blockchain
Cryptography
Economic analysis
Economic development
Feasibility
Food irradiation
Food processing
Food safety
Food technology
heavy metal
hormone
Pesticide
Processed foods
Product safety
Safety
State-of-the-art reviews
veterinary drugs
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Summary:Blockchain technology is a distributed ledger technology and is expected to face some difficulties and challenges in various industries due to its transparency, decentralization, tamper-proof nature, and encryption security. Food safety has been paid increasing attention in recent years with economic development. Based on a systematic literature critical analysis, the causes of food safety problems and the state-of-the-art blockchain technology overview, including the definition of blockchain, development history, classification, structure, characteristics, and main applications, the feasibility and application prospects of blockchain technology in plant food safety, animal food safety, and processed food safety were proposed in this review. Finally, the challenges of the blockchain technology itself and the difficulties in the application of food safety were analyzed. This study contributes to the extant literature in the field of food safety by discovering the excellent potential of blockchain technology and its implications for food safety control. Our results indicated that blockchain is a promising technology toward a food safety control, with many ongoing initiatives in food products, but many food-related issues, barriers, and challenges still exist. Nevertheless, it is expected to provide a feasible solution for controlling food safety risks.
ISSN:1040-8398
1549-7852
DOI:10.1080/10408398.2020.1858752