Today standards body GS1 US announced the completion of the first phase of a Proof of Concept (PoC) to exchange food traceability data. The test involved platforms from FoodLogiQ, IBM Food Trust, ripe.io and SAP, and the solutions used blockchain, cloud as well as other technologies. All four organizations have blockchain traceability solutions, although both FoodLogiQ and SAP have historically used other technologies.
The test involved simulating the use of GS1 standards for a seafood supply chain to enable faster and more efficient food recalls. The project involved using GS1 for unique identification as well as EPCIS for the data model.
EPCIS is a standard around events to enable different solutions to share data, such as whether a product has been packed, shipped or received. Given most solutions already use GS1 for identification, EPCIS was the emphasis.
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