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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters::Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are using microchips to verify the authenticity of their products and thwart scammers.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I wonder how close they are to realm parmesan, those counterfeited cheeses.

Parmigiano Reggiano is truly something special.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If the microchip just contains a unique serial ID you can check with the producer, it would be just as easy to print it in the casing or glue it to the side of the wheel, no need to implant it in the outermost layer of cheese.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hmm, cheese ánd chips. Yummy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's cheese!!!

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