Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Revolutionising Food Safety Management: The Role of Blockchain Technology in Ensuring Safe and High-Quality Food Products

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Proceedings of Data Analytics and Management (ICDAM 2023)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ((LNNS,volume 788))

Included in the following conference series:

  • 173 Accesses

Abstract

Ensuring food safety and quality is of utmost importance for public health and consumer trust. In recent years, blockchain technology (BCT) has been increasingly explored as a potential solution to revolutionise food safety management systems. This paper provides an inclusive overview of the role of BCT in ensuring safe and high-quality food products. Drawing on a review of relevant literature and a case study analysis, the paper evaluates the potential benefits and limitations of BCT in the food industry. The results show that blockchain-based food safety management systems offer several advantages, including increased transparency, traceability, and efficiency. However, there are also challenges related to implementation, such as the need for standardisation and interoperability. The paper concludes by offering recommendations for the adoption and implementation of BCT in the food industry and identifying opportunities for further research. The findings of this study have implications for policymakers, food safety regulators, and food industry stakeholders who seek to improve food safety and quality through the adoption of innovative technologies.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. González-Puetate I, Marín-Tello C, Pineda HR (2022) Agri-food safety optimized by BCT: review. Rev Fac Nac Agron Medellin 75(1):9839–9851. https://doi.org/10.15446/RFNAM.V75N1.95760

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Xu Y, Li X, Zeng X, Cao J, Jiang W (2022) Application of BCT in food safety control: current trends and future prospects. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 62(10):2800–2819. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2020.1858752

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Hong W, Mao J, Wu L, Pu X (2021) Public cognition of the application of blockchain in food safety management—data from China’s Zhihu platform. J Clean Prod 303:127044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127044

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Krishna AVP, Srinaga AM, Kumar RA, Nachiketh R, Vardhan VV (2021) Planning secure consumption: food safety using blockchain. https://doi.org/10.1109/TRIBES52498.2021.9751659

  5. Panwar A, Bhatnagar V (2021) A research on different type of possible attacks on blockchain: susceptibilities of the utmost secure technology. In: Machine intelligence and smart systems. Algorithms for intelligent systems, Springer, Singapore, pp 537–551. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4893-6_46

  6. Panwar A, Bhatnagar V (2020) Distributed ledger technology (DLT): the beginning of a technological revolution for blockchain. In: 2nd International conference on data, engineering and applications IDEA 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/IDEA49133.2020.9170699

  7. Panwar A, Bhatnagar V (2020) Analyzing the performance of data processing in private blockchain based distributed ledger. J Inf Optim Sci 41(6):1407–1418. https://doi.org/10.1080/02522667.2020.1809095

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Panwar A, Bhatnagar V, Sinha S, Ranjan R (2021) IoT security issues and solutions with blockchain. In: Shivani Bali SS, Aggarwal S (ed) Industry 4.0 technologies for business excellence: frameworks, practices, and applications, 1st edn. CRC Press, pp 141–161. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003140474-8

  9. Sugandh U, Nigam S, Khari M (2022) Blockchain technology in agriculture for indian farmers: a systematic literature review, challenges, and solutions. IEEE Syst, Man, Cybern Mag 8(4):36–43. https://doi.org/10.1109/MSMC.2022.3197914

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Sugandh U, Khari M, Nigam S (2022) The integration of blockchain and IoT edge devices for smart agriculture: challenges and use cases. In: Advances in computers, vol 127, pp 507–537. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.adcom.2022.02.015

  11. Wang P, Yang S, Li T (2021) BCT in food safety governance. In: ACM International conference proceeding series, pp 90–95. https://doi.org/10.1145/3481127.3481245

  12. Singh A, Kumar V, Kumar Ravi A, Chatterjee K (2021) Ensuring food safety through blockchain. In: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 668, Springer Singapore, pp 745–755. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5341-7_56

  13. Vu N, Ghadge A, Bourlakis M (2021) Blockchain adoption in food supply chains: a review and implementation framework. Prod Plan Control, pp 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.1939902

  14. Yang L, Zhang J, Shi X (2021) Can blockchain help food supply chains with platform operations during the COVID-19 outbreak? Electron Commer Res Appl 49:101093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elerap.2021.101093

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Shrivastava U, Jain A (2018) Use of blockchain in food safety and inspection. In: 2018 2nd International conference on advances in electronics, computers and communications (ICAECC). IEEE, pp 1–5

    Google Scholar 

  16. Uzair M, Bilal HSM, Ullah I (2019) Food traceability using blockchain: a systematic review of the literature. Foods 8(8):356

    Google Scholar 

  17. Li Y, Liu H, Zhang Y, Jiang Y (2019) Blockchain-based food traceability: an overview. J Food Qual 2019:9093195

    Google Scholar 

  18. Bhattacharya M, Islam N, Islam SR, Paul A (2020) BCT in food safety and traceability management: a systematic review. J Clean Prod 259:120804

    Google Scholar 

  19. Ricci A, Mazzocchetti A, Esposito C, De Felice F, Stornelli VM (2021) A literature review on BCT in the agri-food industry: state of art, challenges and opportunities. J Clean Prod 280:124263

    Google Scholar 

  20. Li C, Li H, Li Y, Li H, Li X (2021) Blockchain in food safety: an overview. J Clean Prod 318:128492

    Google Scholar 

  21. Yang Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Cao J (2019) Blockchain-based food traceability system for food safety. In: Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on computer science and application engineering. IEEE, pp 536–540

    Google Scholar 

  22. Xu Y, Lu Y, Li X, Sun J, Huang W (2020) A blockchain-based food safety management system. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on artificial intelligence and knowledge engineering. IEEE, pp 451–456

    Google Scholar 

  23. Shen J, Tan Y, Li D, Li X, Li Y (2021) A blockchain-based food safety management system using Internet of Things. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on smart Internet of Things. IEEE pp 1–6

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computing, Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali, India

    Urvashi Sugandh & Swati Nigam

  2. School of Computer and System Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

    Manju Khari

Authors
  1. Urvashi Sugandh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Swati Nigam
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Manju Khari
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Urvashi Sugandh .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Information Technology, Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Abhishek Swaroop

  2. Jan Wyzykowski University, Polkowice, Poland

    Zdzislaw Polkowski

  3. Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portalegre, Portugal

    Sérgio Duarte Correia

  4. Centre for Communications Technology, London Metropolitan University, London, UK

    Bal Virdee

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Sugandh, U., Nigam, S., Khari, M. (2023). Revolutionising Food Safety Management: The Role of Blockchain Technology in Ensuring Safe and High-Quality Food Products. In: Swaroop, A., Polkowski, Z., Correia, S.D., Virdee, B. (eds) Proceedings of Data Analytics and Management. ICDAM 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 788. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6553-3_37

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation