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We unknowingly ingest more stuff than we would ever like to imagine. Between the microscopic bugs, bacteria, and viruses that find their way into the food we eat, we are walking hosts to a menagerie of living things—some of which can make us sick or even can be fatal. The good news is that there are layers of protection built into food production designed to keep what we eat safe from pathogens that cause food-borne illnesses. A growing part of this safety system is smart packaging. Smart packaging 101 There are several kinds of smart packaging that serve the food industry and protect consumers.

BOSTON, Mass—RFID is acknowledged as an enabling technology impacting many areas of human endeavor. Thousands of companies supply solutions throughout the RFID value chain today, yet it is curious to monitor the industry as it evolves: Some applications are vastly oversupplied with little product value offered. Others are undersupplied despite high value tags being requested by users. East Asia will become the largest market for RFID yet few know of what is really happening there. Many large niches exist which have few system providers with appropriate experience. Most do not know of the largest and most profitable orders of RFID so far and ones