Smart, self-healing packaging uses AI to detect food spoilage in real time

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What happened

Packaging already tells us where food comes from, when it was made, what's in it and how many calories it contains.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:20:05 UTC.

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