Smart packaging does not have to mean a new package
In a 2026 Chemical Engineering Journal study, Fanze Meng and colleagues did not replace the tray, film or primary packaging material with an experimental hydrogel. They placed a 23 mm hydrogel disc in the headspace of a sealed container holding 25 ± 1 g of pork, without direct contact between the sensor and the meat. …
Reepack in Germany doubled
The international company REEPACK responded to the economic crisis by expanding and investing in the European market, which provides 80% of the company’s sales. In January, a new production of Reepack Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH was opened in Stutensee (Germany), focused on the development, production, and marketing of flow-pack type packaging equipment. …
