Vietnam city rolls out QR origin traceable vegetables
The first batch of traceable greens will hit selected Ho Chi Minh City supermarkets on Wednesday. Plans for a nationwide roll-out are expected sometime around April.
The program is the second of its kind launched by the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), with the origin of pork sold in the city’s markets and supermarkets made traceable since January.
The new QR labeled vegetables will allow origin traceability, according to Huynh Thi Kim Cuc, deputy director of DARD.
Cuc said customers could use any QR code scanner, available on their smartphones, to scan the one-time label on any package of vegetables under the program, which will provide them with all the necessary information regarding the produce.
This information includes the vegetables' name; where and when they were grown, when they were packaged and distributed; as well as a list of any pesticides and fertilizers used.
source: tuoitrenews.vn