Yesterday, food safety company Neogen announced a partnership with blockchain firm ripe.io. The U.S.-based firm aims to use Ripe’s blockchain solution for food safety diagnostics and animal genomics.
Founded in 2016, San Francisco-based Ripe is a food traceability blockchain that is working on building trust and confidence in supply chains. It enables to track and trace of the product to improve brand integrity, allowing transparency, and better food security. Ripe has raised $2.4 million to date, according to Crunchbase.
Meanwhile, Neogen provides test kits and other products to detect toxic substances in food. It also offers genomics services for DNA testing of poultry, eggs, beef cattle and other animals. These services allow breeders to meet the increasing demand sustainably while ensuring the quality of meat.
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