Journal
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
Volume 58, Issue 15, Pages 2650-2662Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1449731
Keywords
Intelligent packaging; indicators; food quality; RFID; counterfeiting
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Funding
- National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFD0400404]
- Collaborative Innovation Major Special Projects of Guangzhou City [201604020057]
- Agricultural Development and Rural Work of Guangdong Province [2017LM4173]
- Hong Kong - Macau - Taiwan Collaborative Innovation Platform of Guangdong Province on Intelligent Food Quality Control and Process Technology Equipment [2015KGJHZ001]
- Guangdong Provincial R&D Centre for the Modern Agricultural Industry on Non-destructive Detection and Intensive Processing of Agricultural Products
- Common Technical Innovation Team of Guangdong Province on Preservation and Logistics of Agricultural Products [2016LM2154]
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The role of packaging cannot be denied in the life cycle of any food product. Intelligent packaging is an emerging technology in the food packaging sector. Although it still needs its full emergence in the market, its importance has been proved for the maintenance of food quality and safety. The present review describes several aspects of intelligent packaging. It first highlights different tools used in intelligent packaging and elucidates the role of these packaging devices for maintaining the quality of different food items in terms of controlling microbial growth and gas concentration, and for providing convenience and easiness to its users in the form of time temperature indication. This review also discusses other intelligent packaging solutions in supply chain management of food products to control theft and counterfeiting conducts and broaden the image of the food companies in terms of branding and marketing. Overall, intelligent packaging can ensure food quality and safety in the food industry, however there are still some concerns over this emerging technology including high cost and legal aspects, and thus future work should be performed to overcome these problems for further promoting its applications in the food industry. Moreover, work should also be carried out to combine several single intelligent packaging devices into a single one, so that most of the benefits from this emerging technology can be achieved.
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