The Ecuador-based Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has launched a blockchain food traceability platform targeted at shrimp consumers. The solution is linked to IBM Food Trust.
The application enables consumers to access key information about the shrimp’s journey, including where, when, who and how the seafood was farmed. Consumers can access the data through the scan of a QR code stamped in each SSP Blue Box shrimp package.
The data is entered on IBM Food Trust by SSP members. Three Ecuador-based responsible shrimp producers are currently using the platform: Omarsa, Songa, and Promarisco-Grupo Nueva Pescanova.
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