New packaging would indicate when food is spoiled
Prof. Andrew Mills with food packaged in his smart plastic (Photo: University of Strathclyde)
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Given that German scientists have already developed packaging film that kills food-inhabiting bacteria, it only makes sense that Scottish scientists should be developing the next step in the process – food packaging that changes color when the food is going bad. The “intelligent plastic” film, which is being created at Glasgow’s University of Strathclyde, is intended to take the guesswork out of whether or not the food packaged within it is still safe to eat.
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