Active packaging describes mainly food packaging that interacts chemically or biologically with its contents or head space to extend shelf-life or. Since oxygen scavenging sachets were introduced to the Japanese market in 1978 the packaging industry has extended the traditional packaging tasks such as transport, protection or communication by active features. packaging may be termed active when it affects one or more attributes of the packaging in a lasting and desired way.Oxygen scavenger are not the only applications used in active packaging. Besides the oxygen scavengers, antimicrobial agents, moisture absorbers, ethylene absorbers, ethanol carbon dioxide emitters can be used as active features in order to address the weak points in the shelf life of packed goods.