New Report: RFID in Food and Livestock Management
Dez 22, 2005
A major new report is now available from IDTechEx. It provides, for the first time, no less than forty detailed case studies of RFID in action in this arena. They span Australia, Botswana, Namibia, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Norway, UK, South Africa, Argentina, USA and Canada. "At last readers can see what is really going on - where mistakes have been made and successes achieved. The strictly independent and comprehensive approach of IDTechEx is unique." Says Dr Peter Harrop, team leader on the project. There are 34 studies of RFID on food for tracking, tracing, monitoring condition and even on supermarket shelves and for payment in restaurants. The tags appear on item level packaging, pallets, trays, cases, trolleys, beer kegs, intermodal containers, air Unit Load Devices ULDs, heavy logistics devices, trucks, trailers, and for hopper access and site access in these studies.
Six case studies cover RFID on or in livestock including cattle, ostriches, sheep, reindeer, fish and pigs. The report also gives a grounding in the new forms of RFID, relevant needs in the food industry and future trends.
- Australian Sheep Industry and New South Wales DPI, sheep, Australia
- Beaver Street Fisheries pallet and case USA
- Target Corporation, material handling vehicles, USA
- Namibia Government intermodal containers beef, Namibia
- Savannah Georgia cross docking facility, trailers USA
- Schwebel's Bakery, delivery monitoring, USA
- SPM Farm, automatic pig feeding, Thailand
- Diageo pallet, case and item, UK
- Moraitis, tomato tray tracking, Australia
- Mercadona supermarket, pallets / cases Spain
- Ballantine Produce Company, fruit tagging, USA
- Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL), perishable food tracking, Australia
- Klein Karoo Co-operative, ostrich tagging, South Africa
- Arla Foods, steel carriers tagging, Sweden
- Hutchison Whampoa ,intermodal container logistics, USA, Singapore
- Scottish Courage Brewing, beer keg, UK
- Metro Future Store supermarkets, item level Germany
- Marks & Spencer, food tracking, UK
- Campofrio meat, Spain-item level
- Sushi Bars, Yoshikawa item level Japan
- PSA Corporation, intermodal container logistics USA China Singapore
- Maruetsu Supermarkets food supply chain, Japan
- Envirotainer air cargo ULDs, Europe
- Air Canada food trolleys, Canada
- Clyde AG Wingadee, cattle, Australia
- State of Salta, cattle, Argentina
- Paramount Farms, trailers for nuts, USA
- Sepang Airport, food trolleys, Malaysia
- Alliant Atlantic Food, trucks, USA
- foodSafe International, fruit and vegetable tracking, Botswana
- Selfridges, food vehicles and containers, UK
- International Professional Association of Iberian Pig, hams, Spain/Portugal
- Smørfjord, reindeer, Norway
- ConAgra, pallets and cases, US
- Bell AG, tracking meat, Germany
- Port of Tacoma/Seattle, intermodal containers, USA
- Ministry of Agriculture fruit / vegetables item level Japan
- Thailand Government, pigs, cows, shrimp Thailand
- Best Buy item level USA
- National Computerisation Agency , beef item level Korea
- APPENDIX 1: Further reading from IDTechEx
- APPENDIX 2: RFID Glossary
Food Traceability 2006 conference will be held on February 1-2 2006 in Dallas, USA. This hot topic is driven by health scares, bioterrorism and new laws. It will become the largest RFID application but we cover DNA and many other vital technologies as well. For further details please visit www.trackingfood.com 
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