RFID in Japan

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology started developing an RFID-based traceability system for tuna fish. One of the goals of building the system is to prevent someone to print false information on the packages of tuna. (There was such an incident in the past. )

The system's scenario is: fishermen use a dedicated device to write information such as fish name, weight, fish boat's name, etc. in an RFID tag. Then they inject the tag in a tuna fish and freeze it.

There will be a number printed on a package of tuna. Consumers can access a website and type in the number using a mobile phone or a PC. One can then check the history of tuna right away.

via Yomiuri Online, August 18, in Japanese

Posted by konomi at August 19, 2005 01:02 AM | TrackBack