Improved Traceability Solution Based on UHF RFID for Cheese Production Sector

Abstract

The industrial sector of cheese production with particular quality protection occupies an important position in the industrial context of the European Union. Compared to conventional casein labels, UHF RFID tags can be read at greater distances and can store more information about the product which represents a more reliable solution for traceability. This paper discusses the main challenges of designing UHF RFID tags for the identification of dairy products such as cheese wheels in an industrial environment. Two different realization techniques are presented in this paper, and the performances of the realized prototypes were measured and compared using a professional RFID measurement system and a commercial handheld RFID reader in a real industrial environment.