Manual custody logs and paper-based certificates of transfer are a critical bottleneck in food supply chains, creating audit risk, slowing dispute resolution, and undermining trust between processors, logistics providers, and retailers. This workflow automates the creation of an immutable, shared ledger of custody events—handoffs, temperature breaches, quality certifications—using smart contract agents. The operational upside comes from eliminating manual data entry errors, compressing dispute resolution from weeks to minutes, and providing a single source of truth for FSMA 204 compliance, directly reducing administrative overhead and recall scope.




