Processors Pick Up Label Info on iPhone

People working in food safety and crop protection in the US can now look to their iPhones for information on the 3,800 manufacturer-approved labels.

Apple’s iPod touch will also contain the data, set up as an application by US company Agrian using its Agrian Mobile Information Centre.

Agrian holds the largest critical food safety database in the country that includes information about active ingredients and other label information searched for using product name, registered states, pests controlled and product use rates.

Using Wi-Fi, the tool allows end users to access the information right through the supply chain, from grower to processor and retail outlet.