Intelligent packaging -- Interpreting the new concept of green and safe packaging

1.New policies to drive technology adoption ;

In 2011 USA,with the implementation of FSMA, most food companies track their products from origin to retail shelves, which means that all forms of smart packaging must be used to accomplish this mission.

In addition to FSMA, the U.S. government has added rules for smart packaging to other food-related regulations.

At the same time, the European Union is moving in this direction, with the European Food Safety Authority, for example, proposing a strategy for legislative action on food safety from farm to table.

2.Provide effective security ;

In the past, food companies have used a primitive method of tracking information - paper production process sheets.

The application of smart packaging in the field of food production, they will save logistics costs, improve logistics efficiency, replace the repeated labor of human in the food and beverage industry.The logistics industry will also use smart packaging (RFID, holograms, smart inks, etc.) to ensure food is safely transported to distributors everywhere.

Traceability system based on TWO-DIMENSIONAL code technology.

3.Consumers and retailers are more willing to accept intelligent shopping mode ;

With all types of food retailers have launched various shopping application (e.g., wal-mart shopping App), food consumers, there are more and more of "the reader" and "application", shopping application usage is presents the fast growth, intelligent packaging can further promote the formation of this shopping mode, at the same time better food companies and consumers, retailers, interaction between inventory management, is fully staffed.

4.Multiple functions provide more choices .

RFID tags now not only track and trace information, but also reflect food freshness by monitoring oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature sensors.

Active packaging is very effective in prolonging the shelf life of food.As a kind of intelligent packaging, active packaging is regarded as the revolutionary change of packaging industry and the hope of the new century.