The State of Hawaii is the first in the nation to test a RFID (radio frequency identification) tracking system for produce. Read the full description.
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Over the last couple of years, tainted produce from spinach to tomatoes has sickened people - and made national headlines. One of the chief problems for inspectors is determining where the bad food originated. And now Hawaii is the first state in the nation to develop a high tech produce tracking system. HPR's Ben Markus reports.
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