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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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[–] CamelCityCalamity@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

OMG! That's what those crystals are!

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[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sure why not? Add to the delicious medley of microplastics and persistent organic pollutants, what could go wrong!

[–] SeenSeanBeanBorn@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

The COVID vaccines were a distraction; this is where the chips are really going

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My Parmesan cheese comes from Wisconsin and I think it's good.

[–] Tatters@feddit.uk 9 points 2 years ago

The more local cheese makers the better, as long as it does not call itself Parmigiano-Reggiano.

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Can't wait for the nutcases to come out of woodwork and claim this is a way to control the population 🙈

[–] DigitalFrank@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Great, now I can scan my poop.

[–] HumbertTetere@feddit.de 4 points 2 years 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.

[–] brsrklf@compuverse.uk 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It is just glued on it. It's just on the label, not implanted inside the cheese wheel. The "you could be eating microchips!!!" part of the article is pure clickbait.

All they say is they'd be safe to eat if for some reason it ended up in the cheese. Like the rest of the label I guess.

[–] Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago

It is glued to the side... The article is just bullshit.

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