RFID technology ensures meat safety and explores the traceability of live pig slaughtering

In recent years, people have paid more and more attention to food safety and quality, and paid more and more attention to the source of food. For pig slaughter traceability, especially for live pig slaughter traceability, RFID technology provides an efficient solution. This article will focus on RFID live pig slaughter traceability and discuss its application in ensuring food safety.

RFID technology is a contactless automatic identification technology that can read and write information inside objects. RFID tag is the core component of the application of RFID technology. It is a passive electronic tag that reads and writes information through electromagnetic induction. RFID tags usually contain a microchip and an antenna. RFID technology can be applied in many fields, such as: logistics tracking, valuables security, personnel management, etc.

The application of RFID technology in the traceability of live pig slaughter refers to giving each pig an earring or other identification organ with an RFID tag to record its entire life cycle from the breeding plant to the slaughterhouse, including the feeding process, transportation process, slaughtering process, etc., and build a fully traceable information system to ensure the safety and quality of meat from source to sales. This kind of RFID live pig slaughter traceability can effectively reduce the uncertainty and risks of traditional manual recording and information transmission, shorten the production and management cycle, and improve work efficiency and production quality.

In the process of RFID live pig slaughter traceability, the pigs first need to be implanted with identification organs with RFID tags. This requires professional and technical personnel to operate, and the tag number and pig information need to be matched one-to-one. Then, card readers are placed in key links such as pig farms, transportation vehicles, and slaughterhouses to read information. The card reader can be moved to read, or it can be fixed on the ground for automatic recognition. The reading distance is generally between 10 cm and 1 meter. The read information can be transmitted to the production management system in real time for data storage and analysis. These recorded data include basic information such as pig breed, age and weight, as well as various production records during the entire breeding cycle and slaughtering process, such as medication records, testing records, etc.

The implementation of RFID live pig slaughter traceability can bring multiple benefits to improve food safety. First of all, RFID technology can ensure the source and quantity of pigs in the production process, avoid problems such as the spread of immune diseases and over-feeding, reduce the risk of disease spread, improve the immunity of livestock and poultry, and ensure the safety and health of meat products. sex. This aspect is also in line with the national requirements for standardized management of animal husbandry.

Secondly, RFID technology can meet the safety needs for food safety in the product circulation process. Consumers can learn about the growth and feeding conditions of pigs as well as reliable slaughter records and inspection reports through the codes on the RFID tags, and have an accurate understanding of the quality of the meat they purchase, effectively reducing the possibility of food safety risks for consumers. sex.

Finally, RFID technology can also achieve the effect of improving the production management level and cost control level of enterprises. Through RFID technology, companies can also accurately grasp the operating status and parameters of pigs and meat, which can significantly improve the company's positioning, reduce management costs, and promote the improvement of corporate competitiveness.

Tyson Foods, a food processing company in the United States, uses RFID technology for animal traceability and food quality management. The company uses RFID ear tags to identify individual information about animals such as cattle and pigs, and matches the tag with details related to it (such as breed, production date, disease records, etc.). After the animal is born, producers at each step use RFID technology to track the animal's travel path, including the birthplace, feedlot, transport truck, and slaughterhouse, creating a full-process traceable production system. When the animals arrive at the processing plant, the quality and safety of the meat is detected through electronic tag scanning, and detailed data on its production history are recorded in order to trace and prove the identity, eating safety and measurement information of the meat. By tracking each animal, Tyson Foods can not only improve production quality, but also facilitate the traceability and recycling of meat and remove it from the supply chain, thereby ensuring food safety and protecting consumer health.

In short, the implementation of RFID live pig slaughter traceability can effectively improve the safety and health of meat production, which is a win-win situation for consumers, producers and the government. Of course, some technical difficulties and management problems may also be encountered in practice, such as loss of tag reading or information errors, institutional deployment and information sharing. We need to further effectively maintain and manage it, improve its efficiency and effectiveness, and better serve to protect people's food safety and quality of life.