Packaging With Smarts

TTIs—These smart labels “monitor the temperatures that a package has been exposed to and for what duration. Thus, one can get a time-temperature history of the package, as it has passed through the supply chain until its final stage of consumption,” Gasman said.

Gas scavenging packaging—“Gas scavenging packaging and breathable film is a type of smart packaging which controls the concentration of certain gases, such as oxygen, inside the packaging depending upon the state of food items and the temperature,” Gasman said. This is the most effective and cost-efficient method of lengthening shelf life of food products.