Development of a quality assurance CO2 leak detector for modified atmosphere packaging

开发用于气调包装的质量保证 CO2 检漏仪

• 批准号: 131467
• 金额: $ 12.74万
• 依托单位: INSIGNIA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2013 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=131467
• 关键词: Development; quality; assurance; CO2; leak

Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) is widely used throughout the food packaging industry. It involves replacing air within the pack with a CO2 rich/O2 deficient gas mixture which keeps the food fresher for longer by inhibiting spoilage by microorganisms. However if an accidental leak is present in the packaging, the preservation mechanism is disrupted and food spoils quicker. The presence of a leak is not always obvious, or its significance realised by consumers. This project will develop a simple colour-changing label which quickly provides information about the integrity of food packaging. Such inexpensive indicators will increase food safety, reduce waste and will vastly improve the quality assurance procedures currently used throughout the food packaging industry.

气调包装（MAP）在整个食品包装行业得到了广泛的应用。它包括用富含二氧化碳/缺乏氧气的气体混合物取代包装内的空气，通过抑制微生物的变质，使食物保持更长时间的新鲜。然而，如果包装中出现意外泄漏，则保存机制被破坏，食品腐烂得更快。泄漏的存在并不总是显而易见的，或者消费者意识到它的重要性。该项目将开发一种简单的变色标签，可以快速提供有关食品包装完整性的信息。这种廉价的指标将增加食品安全，减少浪费，并将大大改善整个食品包装工业目前使用的质量保证程序。