Combating Food Waste With Leak Detection

In India, up to 40 percent food is wasted annually according to a study conducted by the United Nations Development Programme. It is alarming to hear about such figures.

- Aditi Rungta

There is a lot of measures that can be taken to curb such huge amount of losses. Food packaging can play a very important role in reducing losses by enhancing the shelf life of foods by providing a barrier for moisture, oxygen and microorganisms. Be it packaging at the primary level or tertiary processing, packaging can reduce food losses to a great extent. But packaging does come with its flaws if not performed properly. There are chances of pack leakage which can be more detrimental than beneficial. This can lead to food loss, food spoilage and also if undetected can lead to food toxicity if consumed by the customer and can turn out to be fatal. Thus, pack leakage detection is imperative to prevent such losses.