Veggie vending machines take root in Shanghai

Information-packed bar codes assuage food safety fears

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Vegetable vending machines, many set up inside condominium communities, are gaining popularity in Shanghai. (Photo by Naoki Matsuda)

NAOKI MATSUDA, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Vending machines stocked with the likes of carrots, peppers and tomatoes have become a common sight in China's largest city as QR codes empower the consumer to check where they were grown and when they were harvested.

Transparency of origin is vital information in a country that has endured years of shocking scandals that have seen dangerous and dubious food reach dinner tables.

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