From Farm to Fork: UHF RFID Labels for Freshness

From Farm to Fork: How UHF RFID Labels Ensure Freshness in Cold Chain Logistics

RFID technology has been widely used in many industries, especially in the field of cold chain logistics of fresh food. With the rise of chain sales system, the way of food distribution has been upgraded from traditional retail to chain management, which has put forward higher requirements for product traceability, inventory control and logistics efficiency. How to ensure the freshness of food, reduce loss and improve efficiency? This is the stage for UHF RFID Labels to show their prowess.

Challenges of Cold Chain Logistics of Fresh Food

Challenges of Cold Chain Logistics of Fresh Food
Cold chain logistics refers to a set of systematic processes that always maintain a specific low temperature environment from food production, storage, transportation, sales to consumers. It is based on freezing process and refrigeration technology. However, many countries still have deficiencies in cold chain logistics management. For example, traditional monitoring technology lags behind and cannot meet the growing supervision and efficiency needs.

How does RFID technology change cold chain logistics?

As an emerging automatic identification technology, UHF RFID Labels are becoming a core tool for enterprises to improve their cold chain management level. It can not only quickly identify item information, but also realize non-contact automatic data collection, greatly reducing manual operations and improving efficiency.

The following is a typical application process of UHF RFID Labels in the fresh food sales of supermarkets:

• The refrigerated trucks of the distribution center deliver the goods to the supermarket, and the staff use handheld RFID readers to read all the goods information at one time and check the order;

• After the verification, the goods are quickly put on the shelves to ensure that the sales process is not interrupted;

• When customers choose and buy, the system automatically identifies the number of goods taken out of the freezer and automatically triggers a replenishment notification;

• In the checkout process, the RFID reader can quickly identify the information of all goods in the shopping cart, and the settlement is efficient and accurate;

• After the customer leaves the store, the system automatically completes the update and analysis of sales data.

Product parameters and advantages

To meet the high-intensity application requirements of cold chain environments, the UHF RFID Labels we launched have the following features:

• Product size: 50×22.5×1.25mm, compact structure, suitable for a variety of packaging;

• Chip type: supports mainstream chips such as Impinj Monza R6P, NXP UCODE 8/9, ALIEN H9/H10, stable and reliable;

• Protocol standard: complies with ISO/IEC18000-6C (EPC Gen2) standard, widely compatible;

• Weather resistance: working temperature -40~+85°C, storage temperature 23±3℃, waterproof level up to IP68, suitable for refrigerated and frozen environments;

• Installation method: adhesive backing, easy to install;

• Data characteristics: user memory 32/64 bits, EPC 128/96 bits, TID 48 bits, data storage for more than 10 years, erasure times ≥ 100,000 times;

• Support customization: LOGO, QR code, barcode, pattern and serial number can be printed on demand, support OEM/ODM service;

• Packaging material: PET/aluminum foil/foam material, waterproof, moisture-proof and corrosion-resistant;

• Anti-metal interference: The label supports anti-metal design and can be attached to the metal surface for stable reading and writing;

• UHF reading: 13.56MHz UHF chip with sensitive antenna, long reading distance and fast speed.

Why choose UHF RFID Labels?

• Improve efficiency: fast identification and data upload, no need for manual code scanning, greatly shorten the time of warehousing and putting on the shelves;

• Ensure quality: real-time monitoring of cold chain status, find abnormalities at the first time, and ensure the freshness of food;

• Reduce loss: accurately record logistics and sales data, reduce expiration, misdelivery and inventory backlog;

• Easy to operate: remotely read information without opening the lid or taking out the goods, suitable for all kinds of transportation packaging;

• Strong traceability: each label is uniquely coded to achieve full-process tracking management from source to terminal.

Conclusion

Today, as food safety and supply chain intelligence become the focus, UHF RFID labels are gradually becoming an indispensable “smart control brain” for cold chain logistics.

If you also want to make cold chain traceability efficient and visible, please contact us for free samples. Our Top 5 manufacturer in China support customization of multiple specifications and chip models to help you easily build an intelligent cold chain system.