Global e-commerce giant Amazon has reportedly submitted application to get a blockchain solution for foods tracking on the supply chain patented. 

Specifically, Amazon’s patent reportedly carries details about a “distributed ledger certification” system, which looks to make sure consumer goods placed on e-commerce marketplaces have the appropriate level of authenticity. 

“Features are disclosed for an interface for verifiable tracking of an item through a supply chain using a distributed electronic ledger.”

Stated in the description part of the patent, the system, on a larger scope, has a primary target to enhance “trust through an enterprise services platform that allows parties to map their global supply chains.”

The tracking tool would reportedly supervise the location of the products throughout the supply chain, from the production phase to when purchased by buyers, and make sure they are visible. 

It reportedly also enable users, nominally manufacturers, couriers, distributors, end users, and even secondary users, to log events into the ledger, following finalizing the registration process with a certification authority. 

Said authority will reportedly also able to establish testing and certification requirements, nominally ensuring item quality via the supply chain, or asking for additional verification stages, prior to the item moving onto the next phase. 

“The increasingly distributed and modularized physical supply chain where each entity works with multiple customer-facing channels, has led to limited adoption of these siloed tools. The features described break this mold by building a lower-level set of open standards and services that provide a trustworthy framework for participants to use.”