Protein Producers Spring 2018

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Blockchain Technology and the Global Food Supply Chain By: Jessie Topp-Becker Nebraska Cattleman Assistant Editor Reprinted with permission from Nebraska Cattleman.

The World Health Organization estimates that 1 in 10 people, or nearly 600 million, fall ill every year due to consuming contaminated food. In the last two decades, major recalls involving spinach, peanut butter, cucumbers and papayas, just to name a few, resulted in thousands of people becoming ill and lost revenue for farmers, retailers and others.

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