| CPC G06Q 30/014 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/087 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method for efficiently recalling a food product for reduced food waste using a server, said method comprising:
providing a plurality of identification checkpoints in a network connecting a food product packaging site with a plurality of consumers, the plurality of identification checkpoints being provided at a plurality of nodes in the network that successively handle a food package holding the food product, the nodes comprising one or more of the food product packaging site, a plurality of food distribution centers, a plurality of food transport carriers, a plurality of food stores, a plurality of consumer food storage devices, and a plurality of consumer communication devices, and wherein the plurality of identification checkpoints being configured to read a package identification provided in or on the food package holding the food product;
receiving a recall request and an identification linked to the food package holding the food product from quality control equipment in at least one of the packaging site or one of the plurality of food distribution centers,
identifying identification registrations linked to the identification from the plurality of identification checkpoints provided in the network, wherein each of the identification registrations comprises a time stamp that the package identification was read by an identification checkpoint of the plurality of identification checkpoints,
identifying a most recent identification registration comprising the identification registration with the time stamp that was most recently read by a most recent identification checkpoint of the plurality of identification checkpoints,
identifying a current node of the plurality of nodes in the network providing the most recent identification checkpoint from the most recent identification registration,
at a first time, responsive to identifying the current node as a food distribution center of the plurality of food distribution centers, transferring a recall notification to special communication devices of personnel at the current node to inform what food products are suitable for repackaging as the food package to be handled by a next node of the plurality of nodes in the network such that recalled food products are inaccessible to the plurality of consumers,
at a second time, responsive to identifying the current node as one of the food product packaging site, the food distribution center of the plurality of food distribution centers, or a food store of the plurality of food stores:
transferring the recall notification to communication devices of personnel at the current node,
requesting a recall confirmation from the communication devices of the personnel, and
receiving the recall confirmation from at least one communication device of the personnel to confirm prevention of further transporting of the recalled food package by one of the plurality of food transport carriers to the next node and the food product from being accessible to the consumer, and
at a third time, responsive to identifying the current node as a consumer communication device of the plurality of consumer communication devices during payment for the food product in the food store using the consumer communication device:
transferring the recall notification to the consumer communication device subsequent to departure of the consumer from the food store where the food package was sold and causing a recall of the food package before the food product has been consumed by the consumer.
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