Getting technical over food traceability

SHANGHAI - China is embracing the "Internet of Things" (IoT) technology as part of an effort to address thorny food security issues, a government official said.

A pilot program will include the establishment of a cloud computing center in Shanghai's Jinshan district to ensure food traceability, Li Bin, director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's (MIIT) information center, told China Daily.

This means tracing food or ingredients across the partially or entirely reconstructed supply chain, so that recalls can be issued when quality problems arise, Li said on the sidelines of IoT China 2011 Conference and Exhibition in Shanghai.