Legal considerations for digital twins in food chain scenarios

Abstract Digital twins offer a wide range of potential applications throughout the food supply chain, as demonstrated by the example of determining the suitability for human consumption of pre-packaged minced pork through AI-driven shelf-life assessment. As food business operators, official food control authorities and consumers are open to the use of new technology, there is currently no regulatory need for action regarding the use of AI throughout the food supply chain. However, future regulatory changes, particularly in the area of food labelling, should take into account the specific features arising from the intelligent determination of the use-by date by AI.