Modern Australian

We must ensure new food retail technologies are pathways – not barriers – to better health

  • Written by Kathryn Backholer, Senior research fellow, Deakin University
We must ensure new food retail technologies are pathways – not barriers – to better healthAn unhealthy diet is now the leading preventable risk factor for disease globally.Mavis Wong/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

Imagine a world where smart pantries sense when you are running out of your favourite food and order more of it, without you lifting a finger. Where intelligent robots roam your grocery store, ever at your service. Where d...