Scientists working on packaging to test food quality

Plastic wrappers could, in the future, be used to let consumers know when fruit and vegetables are fresh and ready to buy.

Plastic wrappers could, in the future, be used to let consumers know when fruit and vegetables are fresh and ready to buy.

Scientists are working on technology that would test the quality of groceries.

The idea is to incorporate sensors into plastic materials, which detect gases that indicate when food is ripe.

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