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.

  • marmo7ade@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Yes. Casein is milk protein. I buy a lot of aged cheese and sometimes I’m lazy cutting it up and leave some casein on.

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      2 years ago

      Interesting. So how long before you become an official scannable wheel of cheese? 🤔

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        2 years ago

        Could he claim to officially identify as a parmigiano reggiano cheese?