QR code to be introduced to determine Musang King's authenticity

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will be introducing Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the future to identify and differentiate Musang King durians from other varieties.
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said Musang King durians would be given QR Code to ensure its authenticity.
He said the trace visibility method through the RFID has been used for the distribution of wwiftlet birdnest where each nest would have its own code for the purpose of identifying where it was produced.
"Accordingly, every Musang King durian as well as of other varieties will be given QR Code in the future and the public can scan the code using their mobile phones.
"In China, the majority of durians come from Thailand but with QR Code it is easier to identify the country of origin and the QR Code is important to ensure durian authenticity," he said in reply to question from Senator Datuk Abdul Rahman Mat Yasin during the question-and-answer session at the Dewan Negara sitting here today.
Ahmad Shabery said thus far 569,087 Musang King trees were planted in 23,700 hectares of land from a total of 66,000 hectares allotted for durian trees nationwide, that saw about 1.5 million durian trees (of different varieties) planted. — Bernama