Mad Cow Continues to Spur Tracking Efforts
31 December, 2003
category: RFID
Mad cow scare could spur tracking system
“If there’s a bright side to the U.S. mad cow scare, it’s that it could speed the nation’s move to a centralized system that electronically tracks animals as they move from fields to feedlots to food stores.”
RFID News agrees. While livestock disease has no “bright side,” a nationwide focus on food supply safety will create economic incentives for comprehensive livestock tracking systems. These systems will ulitimately save lives.