June 05, 2005
RFID Tracks Shrimp
In Thailand, IE Technology and Silicon Craft Technology have worked together to initiate a shrimp-tracing project. In the project, RFID chips are embedded in the plastic trays used by farms and markets to hold shrimp. The chips are equipped to contain data that includes place of birth, medical record, use of protein supplements, and lineage of the shrimp. Not only are barcodes inferior in the amount of data they contain and speed at which data can be transferred, but they also are unable to withstand water. Installation of the RFID technology will enable sellers and ultimately consumers to know the source of the shrimp, better ensuring safety. According to The Nation:
"Normally, shrimp are shipped in trays from farm to market, after which all are graded by size and mixed in large receptacles. The shrimp travel from one tray to another, then another. Although the farms deploy an automatic system to store shrimp data, it is during this part of the process, when they’re all mixed together, that it becomes impossible to identify which farms the shrimp in each tray come from," said Naiyavud Wongkomet, managing director of IE Technology.
Read more:RFID in Aquaculture: Chips in Trays Allow Seafood to be Traced
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