Abstract
The paper discusses the essence and the use of active and intelligent packaging in the food industry. It presents the results of a survey whose aim was to determine the knowledge and attitudes of consumers towards this type of packaging. The survey was conducted on a sample of 372 respondents – inhabitants of the Lubuskie Voivodeship. The use of active and intelligent packaging is related to the growing consumer interest in high quality food and new consumer preferences which influence the changes in the approach to food packaging. The analysis of the survey results showed that although there are new solutions for active and intelligent packaging appearing on the market, the state of knowledge on them among the inhabitants of the Lubuskie Region is insufficient.
Highlights
Packaging is a vital element in the modern commercial trade which determines maintenance of the food product quality and one of the more important means of advertising
This paper presents the idea behind active and intelligent packaging in the food industry and their use
This is manifested not by better quality of nutrition measured by the nutritional value of consumed food, which in developed countries is rather stable, but by improvement of provision with food as a result of change in consumption structure and greater provision of food products with varied types of services, facilitating access to food and convenience in its use (Kowalski, Figiel and Halamska, 2011)
Summary
Packaging is a vital element in the modern commercial trade which determines maintenance of the food product quality and one of the more important means of advertising. Due to growing interest of consumers in fresh products of extended shelf life and controlled quality, producers have to ensure modern and safe packaging This is a challenge for the food packaging branch and it acts as a driving force for development of new and improved technological concepts of packaging (Dainelli, Gontard, Spyropoulos, Zondervan-van den Beuken and Tobback, 2008). The use of active and intelligent packaging is linked first of all to consumer interest in high quality food and their new preferences, which influence changes in approach to food packaging. First of all, this type of solutions was introduced in Japan, in the US and in Europe. Overview of selected international research projects concerning active and intelligent packaging
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