KAIST Develops Technology for Detecting Counterfeit Powdered Milk Using Smartphones
“Expanding Expectations for PowDew System to Various Food and Pharmaceutical Groups”
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Observing water droplet movement through a smartphone to confirm the authenticity of powdered milk. ⓒKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, ‘[Daily News = Reporter Kim So-hee] Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on the 2nd that they have developed a system that uses smartphones to quickly and accurately detect counterfeit powdered milk.’,
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, ‘According to KAIST, Professor Han Jun’s research team from the Department of Computer Science, in collaboration with Yonsei University, POSTECH, and the National University of Singapore, developed a technology for detecting fake powdered milk using smartphones.’,
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, ‘Professor Han Jun’s research team developed the ‘PowDew’ system, which detects counterfeit powder using only the regular camera embedded in smartphones. This system, developed for the first time by the research team, utilizes the unique physical properties (such as wettability and porosity) determined by the ingredients and manufacturing process of powdered foods, as well as their interaction with liquids.’,
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, ‘By utilizing this system, consumers can easily verify the authenticity of powdered milk by observing the movement of water droplets falling on the powdered milk with their smartphone cameras.’,
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, ‘Through experiments, the research team confirmed that they can detect counterfeit powdered milk with a high accuracy of up to 96.1% for six different powdered milk brands.’,
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, ‘The research team expects that the technology can be expanded to various food and pharmaceutical groups, not only limited to powdered milk. It can enable not only consumers but also distributors and government agencies to easily verify authenticity, thus enabling efficient and safe product distribution.’,
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, ‘Professor Han Jun stated, “This technology will greatly contribute to reducing counterfeit powdered food products circulating in the market by becoming an inspection tool easily accessible to consumers,” and said, “We will take the lead in solving counterfeit product issues through expansion into various fields.”‘,