Activity Today in Active Packaging

Active packaging appeared in the literature of food packaging as far back as the 1960s—not that it was much referred to in the early days under that particular term. During the 1970s, it was often called smart packaging. Even today, active and intelligent packaging concepts are often interchanged even though those of us in the disciplines are cognizant of the profound differences: Intelligent packaging senses change and signals; active packaging senses change and alters its properties to accommo…