Informative and corrective responsive packaging: Advances in farm‐to‐fork monitoring and remediation of food quality and safety

Abstract

Microbial growth and fluctuations in environmental conditions have been shown to cause microbial contamination and deterioration of food. Thus, it is paramount to develop reliable strategies to effectively prevent the sale and consumption of contaminated or spoiled food. Responsive packaging systems

A comprehensive review of intelligent packaging for fruits and vegetables: Target responders, classification, applications, and future challenges

“…A sensor, which consists of an identification component, a conversion component, signal display electronics, and a signal processing unit, generates a signal through the interaction of an identification component with a detection substance, triggering a modification of the identification component (receptor) and then converting it into a useful signal into an electronic instrument for display through a conversion component (Ghaani et al., 2016; Zhang, Guo et al., 2021). In F&V packaging, sensors can respond to characteristic substances released by the metabolism of F&V (e.g., oxygen, carbon dioxide, ethylene, and aldehydes) or to possible endogenous hazards (pesticide residues, toxins, microorganisms, etc.…”

“…The decay of F&V is intimately bound up with the contamination of microorganisms including bacteria and molds. Foodborne pathogenic bacteria encompassing Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica , Escherichia coli , and Staphylococcus aureus pose a serious threat to human health (Zhang, Guo et al., 2021), which has spurred the advancement of microbial detection sensors in F&V and even food industries. A chitosan‐aptamer nanobrush border drive was exploited in research to illustrate a sensing mechanism for the rapid screening of L. monocytogenes in fruits and vegetables, allowing the sensor to complete detection in 17 min (Hills et al., 2018).…”

“…Fluctuations both in time and temperature during storage can markedly impact the organoleptic properties and nutritional value of F&V, and even entail microbial growth (Zhang, Guo et al., 2021). TTIs, as effective temperature monitoring tools, are available to record temperature fluctuations in the food supply chain to track food quality and safety (Pereira et al., 2015) (Figure 11).…”

Monitoring chicken livestock process using Vento Application at a farm

“…Chicken farming requires regular temperature control to get good production results. The ideal chicken coop temperature varies depending on each chicken's age [1,2,3,4]. Regular control of chicken temperature is one of the maintenance processes to produce good chicken production.…”

Less is more: Vital roles of bioactive equivalency in assessing food quality

“…Appropriate processing including washing (e.g., water or adding chemicals in water) (Subramaniam et al, 2021) and drying (e.g., high‐temperature‐based, dielectric‐based, low‐temperature, radiation, and hybrid drying techniques) (Fathi et al, 2022) can reduce postharvest losses of nutrients. Intelligent packaging, such as informative and corrective responsive packaging, could continuously monitor food status, enable food safety and quality remediation, and convey to users (Zhang et al, 2021). Ultimately, the nutrients in food that people eat every day have the most direct influence on human health.…”