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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters (www.businessinsider.com)

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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.

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[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

TIL that counterfeit fucking cheese is a thing.

[-] regbin_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Well one wheel of the cheese costs $1000

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know a bloke who'll just squash a load of cheddar together for you for about 40 bucks. We call him big cheese.

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