Enhancement of Food Quality by Food Packaging

Smart food technologies such as intelligent and active packaging can improve food quality and safety and evade food wastage.

FREMONT, CA: A complicated supply chain must be followed for a food item to reach a consumer's spoon from the farm. From harvesting, processing, packaging, and distribution. Standards have been applied to assure that each food item is of appropriate quality and safety, and food packaging has been developed with great care and inventiveness.

Technologies employed in food packaging

When it comes to effective, safe packaging, technology has opened up new possibilities for taking food products from farm to plate, preserving them, and drastically reducing waste. Intelligent and active packaging are the two most general categories of smart packaging technologies.

Intelligent packaging

The primary goal of intelligent food packaging is to track the status of a product by measuring and evaluating both internal and exterior elements. This data is then connected to an external interface, allowing adjustments to the supply chain.

Active packaging

On the other hand, active packaging is a type of technology that may react to the environment and the data given by intelligent packaging. This type of food packaging is intended to actively adapt to changing conditions, ensuring that food products maintain quality and remain fresh throughout the supply chain. Built-in procedures to prevent spoiling are among the technology connected with this type of packaging.

Food loss over the production and distribution stages is a serious issue that results in excessive waste. Annually, a startlingly large portion of the world's food supply is lost due to food packaging-related difficulties.

More insights into where the most wastage is generated, what adds to this waste, and what steps to remedy the problems can be gleaned using the information generated by intelligent packaging. This information is important when building the next generation of food packaging and reimagining the supply chain to improve efficiency.

Intelligent packaging also aids in identifying chances for active packaging to make a significant impact in the supply chain. More modern temperature-controlled settings, for example, can be used to not only effectively preserve perishable goods but also contribute to sustainability by utilizing the most energy-efficient technologies.