IoT-Enabled Solutions for Ensuring Food Safety and Improving Processing Practices

Abstract

Every industry involved in food must uphold food quality standards to protect consumer safety and premium products. Enhancements of government regulations and standards may make it necessary for emerging nations to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies. Industry 4.0 in the food sector is defined by a high degree of interconnection and the application of digital breakthroughs to improve automation and monitoring, such as blockchain, cloud computing, AI, smart sensors, autonomous robotics, 3D food printing, and IoT. IoT facilitates the food industry's transition to industrial 4.0 by establishing strict manufacturing guidelines, resolving bottlenecks in the supply chain, meeting and surpassing food safety regulations, and granting access to their customer base. This literature will mainly focus on the applications of IoT in food safety and processing practices.