INTELLIGENT PACKAGING
March 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament's environment committee has proposed tightening tabled regulations allowing the use of intelligent packaging within the European Union, that can alert consumers about freshness via chemical reactions within materials in contact with food. MEPs suggested amendments toughening rules on market approvals for this packaging, improving labelling and boosting the traceability of affected products.
THE EUROPEAN Parliament's environment committee has proposed tightening tabled regulations allowing the use of intelligent packaging within the European Union, that can alert consumers about freshness via chemical reactions within materials in contact with food. MEPs suggested amendments toughening rules on market approvals for this packaging, improving labelling and boosting the traceability of affected products.
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