Smart, Active and Intelligent Packaging: The Latest Buzz Words

The latest buzz words these days in the packaging industry are 'Smart Packaging', 'Active Packaging' and 'Intelligent Packaging'. Formerly mentioned phrases are often used while talking about state-of-the-art packaging trends. Discussed as under are the same terms in a more detailed version. Have a look:

Active Packaging
Active packaging makes use of oxygen scavenging and anti-microbial technologies which extensively promote the shelf life of the perishable products. In fact this kind of packing also diminishes the scope of adding preservatives or additives to the product for maintaining basic nature of the product. One of active packaging examples is the sorbate-releasing LDPE film for cheese.

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Intelligent Packaging
As the name suggests, intelligent packaging is one where the package intelligently senses the transformations inside as well as the outside conditions and indicates the user with the corresponding status. Thus, in a nutshell it mean 'a package that senses and informs'. It is indeed a futuristic technology which would be used not only in the general food packaging but also in pharma packaging too.

Smart Packaging
Smart packaging refers to a number of functionalities put together for making the stored food,beverage or other product a lot more safer, reliable and maintainable. The 'smartness' in the food packaging facilitates the following features:

-Active prevention of food spoilage by retaining its integrity for a longer period of time. In other words, it increases the shelf life of the packed product.
-Promotes the basic product attributes like look, taste and aroma of the stored product.
-Actively responds to the variation in package or product environment.
-Speaks about the important product information like product history, terms and conditions to user etc.
-Indicates the integrity of seal and assists in opening it too.
-Provides authentication about the product and counter theft act as well.

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