Abstract:

The proliferation of counterfeit products, particularly in the food industry, poses serious risks to public health and undermines consumer trust. Focusing on honey—a high-value product vulnerable to fraudulent—this project introduces Yaqen, a blockchain-based traceability solution designed to verify authenticity across the entire supply chain. Yaqen generates unique, tamperproof barcodes for each product, enabling end-to-end tracking from production to purchase. To ensure system integrity, the application validates the commercial registration of all participating suppliers and vendors through integration with Wathq, an official government service provided by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce. Developed specifically for the Saudi market, Yaqen empowers suppliers to safeguard their products against fraud while providing consumers with transparent, real-time verification of honey authenticity. By leveraging blockchain’s immutability and decentralization, the platform establishes a reliable framework to combat food fraud, with potential applications extendable to other high-risk product categories. This project demonstrates how technology can bridge the gap between regulatory oversight and consumer assurance in global supply chains.