A Note on Enactment of Blockchain for HACCP-based Cooperative Model

Ajung Im1, Sandi Rahmadika2 and Yong-Hwan Lee2, Bonam Kim1, and Ilsun You1+

 

1Soonchunhyang University, Asan City, Chungnam, 31538, Republic of Korea

{ajim0107, kimbona9, ilsunu}@gmail.com

2Wonkwang University, Jeonbuk, Iksan City 54538, Republic of Korea
 ndiikaa@gmail.com
, hwany1458@empas.com

 

Abstract

Food safety has lately attracted an upsurge of academic and industrial concerns. Blockchain technology with several platforms available combined with the internet-of-things system has grown significantly in improving traceability in the supply chain area, providing openness, transparency, neutrality, reliability, and security to all members. The food traceability system is addressed through Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) testing that meets the standard criteria for physical, microbiological, chemical, and visual observations. These approaches are argued capable of covering the drawbacks of a centralized system that is vulnerable to collapse since a single point of failure (SPoF) can lead the whole design to collapse. However, adopting blockchain technology instantly without considering specific parameters can negatively affect the system. Therefore, in this paper, we elaborate on the critical points to be considered in adopting blockchain into a food safety environment which refers to the HACCP-based cooperative model. This paper also notes and explores an empirical investigation of the decentralized HACCP model with several techniques, including the pros and cons. Finally, we recapitulate the essential details to consider in developing blockchain technology in food safety systems.

Keywords: Blockchain; decentralized technology; food safety; HACCP; traceability

 

+: Corresponding authors: Ilsun You
Department of Information Security Engineering, Soonchunhyang University, Asan 31538, Republic of Korea
Tel: 041-530-1114, Web: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilsun-you-1015b125/?originalSubdomain=kr

 

Journal of Internet Services and Information Security (JISIS), 12(1): 44-56, February 2022
Received: December 10, 2021; Accepted: February 5, 2022; Published: February 28, 2022

DOI: 10.22667/JISIS.2022.02.28.044 [pdf]