The document discusses the use of information technology in food distribution and traceability in Ireland. It focuses on radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, retinal imaging, wireless sensor networks, and how these technologies can help with food traceability, monitoring fishing stocks, and determining if such systems have made a meaningful difference or been a waste of time and money.

1. The use of IT in food
distribution and food
traceability in Ireland. .
Daragh Gubbins 2BCT1 #CT231
CC BY 2.0 Victoria Peckham

2. Food Traceability is defined by the EU
commission as:
“the ability to track any food, feed,
food-producing animal or substance that will
be used for consumption, through all stages
of production, processing and distribution.”
European Commission 2007.

3. Why is
traceability
important?
CC BY 2.0 Purple Mecha

4. What are RF-ID tags?
“Automated
identification of
products by
embedding chips with
wireless antennas on
objects”
(Indranil, Ngai, Teo, &
Spiekermann, 2009).
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Carol Green

5. Two types of RF-ID tags
Passive and Active
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 My Klroventine
CC BY-SA 2.0 Method Shop

6. What is the purpose for
RF-ID tags?
CC BY-SA 2.0 Jelles CC BY-SA 2.0 Life on the edge

7. Flaws?
CC BY-ND 2.0 M Francis McCarthy

8. So will RF-ID
tags last?
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Djinks

9. Retinal
Imaging
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Joe Mud

10. Optibrand ©
Optibrand ©

11. How secure is
retinal imaging?
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Xserve

12. Retinal Imaging VS RF-ID Tags .
VS
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Joe Mud
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Carol Green

13. Future of
retinal
imaging?
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 hoveringdog

14. Wireless sensor
networks.
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The beast

15. Why do we use
Wireless Sensors
Networks?
CC BY 2.0 donkeyhotey

16. Stop
Over-Fishing.
.

17. How will I.T. help?
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Arthur Chapman

18. Will wireless
sensors last?

19. Has Information Systems
made a difference or are
we just wasting time and
money?

20. Thanks for listening.
Any Questions?
CC BY 2.0 Victoria Peckham