Unblocking High-Value Botanical Value Chains: Is There a Role for Blockchain Systems?

Heinrich, Michael; Scotti, Francesca; Booker, Anthony; Fitzgerald, Martin; Kum, Ka Yui; Löbel, Katja

doi:10.3389/fphar.2019.00396

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“…Frequent problems of counterfeit food (Hang, Ullah, and Kim 2020) and mislabelling (Astill et al 2019;Kamilaris, Fonts, and Prenafeta-Bold u 2019) also broaden this concern. Furthermore, consumers are becoming highly aware of the environmental and social impacts associated with FSC by-products (Heinrich et al 2019;Kouhizadeh, Zhu, and Sarkis 2020;Wang, Han, and Beynon-Davies 2019). Thus, organizations view Blockchain as a tool to cope with recent changes in consumers' preferences.…”

Section: External Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Blockchain adoption in food supply chains: a review and implementation framework

Ghadge

Bourlakis

2021

Production Planning & Control

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Blockchain technology has received significant attention from the food industry; however, due to the scarcity of successful Blockchain projects and sector-specific studies, a step-by-step approach for implementing Blockchain in food supply chains (FSCs) is still missing. A systematic literature review of 69 high-quality, peer-reviewed articles is utilized to capture Blockchain adoption drivers and barriers, applications, and implementation stages within FSCs. Current Blockchain issues such as scalability, regulations, privacy, and incentivization are identified as future research opportunities. Following innovation adoption theory, a three-stage conceptual framework for Blockchain implementation in FSCs is developed. The proposed framework is novel and is expected to benefit food chain managers in establishing the suitability of Blockchain for their organization and/or wider supply network. Identified influential factors, case examples, and implementation stages are expected to guide practitioners in developing a roadmap for adopting Blockchain in the food industry.

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Section: External Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Food quality and safety are critical factors to a business's competitiveness (George et al, 2019;Heinrich et al 2019;Tsang et al 2019). Food recalls/incidents have placed tremendous pressure on the FSC to improve quality and safety monitoring (Zhao et al 2019).…”

Section: Food Safety and Quality Enhancementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain adoption in food supply chains: a review and implementation framework

Ghadge

Bourlakis

2021

Production Planning & Control

110

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“…Blockchain technology proposes a data digital system using reliable cryptographic algorithms to enable users to monitor the quality assurance of dietary supplement and herbal medicinal products [68]. In China and India, product purity and quality, including levels of heavy metal contamination, are controlled using blockchain [83]. In silico chemical safety assessment is one type of toxicity assessment that uses computational modeling to improve safety assurance and toxicity prediction of the botanical and dietary supplements.…”

Section: Data Applications and Influencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supplements for Smoking-Related Lung Diseases

Alsharairi¹

2021

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Supplements for smoking-related lung diseases are considered as nonfood products and thought to improve health. Multivitamins and antioxidants are the most commonly dietary supplements used by cancer and asthma patients. There are currently no clear regulatory guidelines that include dietary supplements and their effect on lung cancer and asthma patients, particularly in smokers. Several countries have taken steps to overcome challenges in regulating dietary supplements in the marketplace. These challenges include inadequate assurance of safety/efficacy, inaccuracy of product labeling, misleading health claims, and lack of analytical techniques for dietary supplements. There is a need to establish standards and regulation of dietary supplement use in patients with lung cancer and asthma. The aim of this entry is to expand knowledge on dietary supplements use and smoking-related lung diseases (lung cancer and asthma).

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“…The microscopically authenticated products were purchased from a wide variety of markets and shops, and were processed for quite diverse purposes. Thus, microscopic authentication is robust enough to be used along local, national, and international value chains for herbal products (Booker et al, 2012;Heinrich et al, 2019). Qualitative cellular and anatomical details, such as calcium oxalate crystals, idioblasts, xylem cells, stone cells, or stomatal complexes are well covered by monographies forming the base for pharmacopeias (Tam et al, 2006).…”

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Microscopic Authentication of Commercial Herbal Products in the Globalized Market: Potential and Limitations

2020

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Herbal products are marketed and used around the globe for their claimed or expected health benefits, but their increasing demand has resulted in a proportionally increase of their accidental contamination or intentional adulteration, as already confirmed with DNAbased methods. Microscopy is a traditional pharmacopoeial method used for plant identification and we systematically searched for peer-reviewed publications to document its potential and limitations to authenticate herbal medicines and food supplements commercially available on the global market. The overall authenticity of 508 microscopically authenticated herbal products, sold in 13 countries, was 59%, while the rest of 41% were found to be adulterated. This problem was extending over all continents. At the national level, there were conspicuous differences, even between neighboring countries. These microscopically authenticated commercial herbal products confirm that different magnifying instruments can be used to authenticate crude or processed herbal products traded in the global marketplace. The reviewed publications report the successful use of different magnifying instruments, single or in combinations with a second one, with or without a chemical or DNA-based technique. Microscopy is therefore a rapid and cost-efficient method, and can cope with mixtures and impurities. However, it has limited applicability for highly processed samples. Microscopic authentication of commercial herbal products will therefore contribute to raise public awareness for the extent of adulteration and the need to safeguard consumer safety against the challenges of globalization.

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Unblocking High-Value Botanical Value Chains: Is There a Role for Blockchain Systems?

Cited by 41 publications

References 18 publications

Blockchain adoption in food supply chains: a review and implementation framework

Blockchain adoption in food supply chains: a review and implementation framework

Supplements for Smoking-Related Lung Diseases

Microscopic Authentication of Commercial Herbal Products in the Globalized Market: Potential and Limitations

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