Walmart Inc. announced earlier this week that following a pilot program, it will be having its suppliers of lettuce register with a blockchain program so that the company can prevent the spread of E. coli.

The retailer will require its providers to upload data about their produce to the blockchain database, which was developed by IBM, within a year. The suppliers will be able to trace their products within seconds, according to a report in the New York Times.

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