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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 (www.businessinsider.com)

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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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[-] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] kokesh@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

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

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Tatters@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago

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

[-] SeenSeanBeanBorn@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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

[-] DigitalFrank@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Great, now I can scan my poop.

[-] s_s@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Pecorino Romano is better anyways

[-] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 4 points 1 year ago

I wonder how close they are to realm parmesan, those counterfeited cheeses.

Parmigiano Reggiano is truly something special.

[-] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

There exist (cheaper) cheeses made in a similar style, but no serious manufacturer will call it Parmigiano Reggiano, or even Parmesan. Usually have their own brand.

Or you can make your own https://youtu.be/s1k1w7SnNEY

[-] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Worth noting that they use microchips because blind taste tests, chemical analysis, and any other comparison demonstrates that copies are indistinguishable - if you buy prestige food products you're almost certainly just wasting money

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[-] HumbertTetere@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

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