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State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Hawaii Farm Bureau use RFID to Track and Trace Fresh Produce for Food Safety Certification Pilot Program

The Hawaii Produce Traceability initiative uses UPM Raflatac RFID inlays

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture and the Hawaii Farm Bureau have partnered to deploy a three-year pilot RFID initiative. The Hawaii Produce Traceability initiative uses UPM Raflatac RFID inlays to track and trace fresh produce throughout the State’s food supply chain. The innovative initiative, the first of its kind in the US, is designed to promote food safety by providing product visibility down to the farm or even field level. The RFID system provides detailed, real-time informat...

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