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.

  • ellesper
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    162 years ago

    The microchips aren’t edible because they want you to eat them. They’re edible because they know some idiot eventually will eat one.

    • @[email protected]
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      42 years ago

      Assuming this is even real, someone is conflating the concept of “food grade” with being edible.