Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are using microchips to verify the authenticity of their products and thwart scammers.

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.

  • EtterraEnglish
    161·
    2 years ago

    TIL that counterfeit fucking cheese is a thing.

    • regbin_English
      3·
      2 years ago

      Well one wheel of the cheese costs $1000

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I know a bloke who’ll just squash a load of cheddar together for you for about 40 bucks. We call him big cheese.