INTELLIGENT FOOD PACKAGING - RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT. Packaging also fosters effective marketing of the food through distribution and sale channels. It is of the
utmost importance to optimize the protection of the food, a great quality and appearance - better than typical packaged
foods. In recent years, intelligent packaging became very popular. Intelligent packaging is becoming more and more
widely used for food products. Application of this type of solution contributes to improvement of the quality consumer
life undoubtedly. Intelligent packaging refers to a package that can sense environmental changes, and in turn, informs the
users about the changes. These packaging systems contain devices that are capable of sensing and providing information
about the functions and properties of the packaged foods. Also, this paper will review intelligent packaging technologies
and describe different types of indicators (time-temperature indicators, freshness indicators).