Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek said Musang King durians would be given a QR code to ensure authenticity.

He said the trace visibility method through the RFID had also been used for the distribution of swiftlet bird nests, where each nest would have its own code for the purpose of identifying where it was produced.

“Accordingly, every Musang King durian as well as other varieties will be given QR codes in the future, and the public can scan the code using their mobile phones.

“In China, the majority of durians come from Thailand, but with QR codes, it is easier to identify the country of origin.

“The QR code is important to ensure durian authenticity,” he said in reply to Abdul Rahman Mat Yasin during the question-and-answer session at the Dewan Negara yesterday.

Ahmad Shabery said so far, 569,087 Musang King trees had been planted in 23,700 hectares of land from a total of 66,000 hectares allotted for durian trees nationwide, which saw about 1.5 million durian trees of different varieties being planted.