The use of IT in food distribution and food traceability in Ireland..

Daragh Gubbins #CT2312BCT1CC BY 2.0 Victoria Peckham

Food Traceability is defined by the EU commission as:

“the ability to track any food, feed, food-producing animal or substance that willbe used for consumption, through all stages of production, processing and distribution.”

European Commission 2007.

Why is traceability important?

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What are RF-ID tags?“Automated identification of products by embedding chips with wireless antennas on objects” (Indranil, Ngai, Teo, & Spiekermann, 2009).

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Two types of RF-ID tags

Passive and Active

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What is the purpose for RF-ID tags?

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Flaws?CC BY-ND 2.0 M Francis McCarthy

So will RF-ID tags last?

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Retinal Imaging

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Optibrand©

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How secure is retinal imaging?

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Retinal Imaging VS RF-ID Tags.

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Future of retinal imaging?

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Wireless sensor networks.

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Why do we use Wireless Sensors

Networks?

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Stop Over-Fishing..

How will I.T. help?

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Will wireless sensors last?

Has Information Systems made a difference or are we just wasting time and

money?

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Thanks for listening.

Any Questions?