Smart Packaging Technologies for Fast Moving Consumer Goods

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Joseph Kerry, Paul Butler
John Wiley & Sons, May 23, 2008 - Technology & Engineering - 368 pages
Smart Packaging Technologies for Fast Moving Consumer Goods approaches the subject of smart packaging from an innovative, thematic perspective:
  • Part 1 looks at smart packaging technologies for food quality and safety
  • Part 2 addresses smart packaging issues for the supply chain
  • Part 3 focuses on smart packaging for brand protection and enhancement
  • Part 4 centres on smart packaging for user convenience.

Each chapter starts with a definition of the technology, and proceeds with an analysis of its workings and components before concluding with snapshots of potential applications of the technology.

The Editors, brought together from academia and industry, provide readers with a cohesive account of the smart packaging phenomenon. Chapter authors are a mixture of industry professionals and academic researchers from the UK, USA, EU and Australasia.

 

Contents

1 Active Packaging of Food
1
2 Active Polymer Packaging of NonMeat Food Products
19
3 Smart Packaging of Meat and Poultry Products
33
4 Application of TimeTemperature Integrators for Monitoring and Management of Perishable Product Quality in the Cold Chain
61
5 Smart Packaging Technologies for Fish and Seafood Products
75
6 Antimicrobial Packaging for Food
99
7 Freshness Indicators for Food Packaging
111
8 An Active MoistureManagement Packaging System for Food and Other Products A Case Study
129
11 How Marks Spencer is Using RFID to Improve Customer Service and Business Efficiency A Case Study
197
12 Smart Packaging Technologies for Beverage Products
211
13 Consumer Benefits and Convenience Aspects of Smart Packaging
233
14 Smart Packaging Technologies used with Aerosol and Household Cleaning Sprays
247
15 Smart Packaging in the Health Beauty and Personal Care Sectors
263
16 Laser Surface Authentication Biometrics for Brand Protection of Goods and Packaging
281
17 Legislative Issues Relating to Smart Packaging
305
Index
325

9 Smart Packaging Technologies for Fruits and Vegetables
151
10 The Influence of Product and Packaging Characteristics on Passive RFID Readability
167
Color Plate
341
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Joseph Kerry

Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland

Paul Butler

Packaging Materials and Technologies Ltd., UK

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