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by PLEWEY Sep 14, 2025 4 Comments 4 Links

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A smart food wrap that changes color when your food has gone bad.

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Tomwright on September 14, 2025 at 8:30 pm
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Idea: A color-changing food wrap
Link: https://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/researc...
This food packaging does one better: it kills germs, helping keep food fresh for longer.

Active packaging keeps meat fresh for longer - Research News 10-2010-Topic 2
Link: https://www.fraunhofer.de/en/pre

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MeterMan on September 14, 2025 at 8:18 pm
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Idea: A color-changing food wrap
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasg...
Here’s another one developed by Scottish scientists.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12128120

Smart wrapping developed to detect 'off food'
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scot

New smart packaging - which flags up when food is going off - is being developed in Glasgow.

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Clever Dick on September 14, 2025 at 6:58 pm
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Idea: A color-changing food wrap
Link: https://news.mit.edu/news-clip/new-scienti...
MIT researchers have developed something similar.

Clip New Scientist Colour-changing wrap could let you know when food has spoiled (May 10) | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Link: https://news.mit.edu/news-clip/n

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ChrisP on September 14, 2025 at 4:16 pm
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Idea: A color-changing food wrap
Link: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/news/detail/sustain...
Scientists have developed a biodegradable wrap made from avocado seeds that changes colour to indicate when food is spoiling.

Sustainable antibacterial food wrap that changes colour when food goes bad
Link: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/news/deta

Scientists from NTU Singapore have created a biodegradable food wrap that changes colour when the food it protects has spoiled. The wrap also has antibacterial properties that could protect the food from microbial contamination.

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