Life-Saving Packaging

A smart packaging boom

Smart packaging is poised for eye-opening growth, according to a study called Biomonitoring Systems for Packaging, conducted by Packaging Strategies and BRG Townsend Inc. The study predicts U.S. production of biomonitoring systems—mechanisms at the heart of smart packaging—to increase to 555 million units valued at $76 million by 2007. According to the study, this rise will be driven by five systems: temperature abuse indicators, gas-scavenging/ absorbing labels, breathable film, food quality indicators, and antimicrobial systems.