TECHNOLOGIES

Active and multifunctional packaging materials are in a higher demand due to rising trend for food safety and longer shelf life. Such packaging materials need to prolong the shelf life of the food without interfering with existing food processes. It must incorporate anti-bacterial agents to inhibit the growth of bacteria, which is one of the key determinant factors of food shelf life. This technology presents the use of the polymeric films comprising of halloysite nanotubes as a packaging materi...

Formaldehyde in food has caused health concerns in the general public. To protect public health, governments and health organizations worldwide have established regulations and guidelines on it. However, formaldehyde has been illegally added to food for preservation and bleaching purposes. Gas chromatography and liquid chromatography are typical analytical methods for formaldehyde measurement, but they require expensive instruments and sophisticated operational skills, making them unsuitable for...

With the rise of new threats to cargo security, it is becoming increasingly important for companies to deploy electronic cargo tracking solution in their logistics operations. This technology is an integrated trip based security portal that combines the use of GPS, satellite, RFID and NB IoT to improve efficiency and security. Users of this solution will be able to track their cargo electronically alongside additional features necessary to their operations, for instance, the tracking of light, t...

Knowing the quality, specifically fat content, of milk is crucial in developing countries.  The quality of milk, is a key factor in determining pricing and deterring false claims of high quality. Current methods of measuring milk fat content require large, expensive spectroscopic equipment that cannot be readily accessed in rural areas.  With the technology that uses a fluorescent sensor to quantify the amount of fat in milk precisely in a matter of seconds (“Milk Yellow”), a portable and cost-...

There is a growing demand for palm oil due to the global expansion by the food processing industry. In the South East Asia region, Indonesia and Malaysia have led the global dominance of palm oil cultivation. Although there are technological advances in the oil palm harvesting process in these countries, the ripeness determination of the oil palm Fresh Fruit Bunch (FBB) is still mainly determined by human visual inspection which is prone to errors. We propose a portable oil palm FFB ripeness mea...

This portable integrated sensor device determines whether fish and other seafood are suitable for consumption. The innovation detects gases emitted by food, which can be correlated with their freshness. It consists of a gas sensor, LED indicators, a microcontroller, acrylic packaging, and a power source. A promising field instrument for fish and seafood inspection, the device allows rapid, non-destructive and objective assessment of freshness. Both calibration and operation are easy to perform ...

The invention offers a quick and convenient method to determine the freshness of their meat products. Consumers are increasingly concerned about food safety and the freshness of their food. However, there is no end point detection device in the market that offers consumers a convenient way to analyse the freshness of their food, especially for meat products. Present methods using chemical and microscopic analysis are not viable for end consumers as the process can be tedious and time-consuming. ...

The innovative sensor platform is a user friendly system for cost-effective analysis of contaminants in various matrices for both lab and field applications. The sensor platform provides rapid on the spot analysis for a range of contaminants, is extremely simple to use and suitable for lab and field use by non-specialist personnel. Test results are available in 2 minutes, and a total test cycle (including regeneration and buffer) takes only 6 minutes. Whether it is the detection of pesticides in...

The smart label is a low-cost solution for monitoring temperature environments on individual packages, cartons, and pallets being stored and transported in the cold chain. Markers on the smart label are irreversibly changed when extended temperature abuse has taken place, so that manufacturers, distributors and retailers are able to audit and properly secure their cold chains, leading to reduced product damage and improved product quality.