Self-heating food packaging
Self-heating food packaging is active packaging with the ability to heat food contents without external heat sources or power, usually using an exothermic chemical reaction. Packets can also be self-cooling. These packages are useful for military operations, during natural disasters, or whenever conventional cooking is not available. They are often used for military field rations, camping food, instant food, or other types of food intended for preparation where proper cooking facilities or methods are unavailable or less ideal.
A Unitized Group Ration – Express self-heating field ration being heated in its box
Self-heating rice with quicklime and water as heating source, taken before adding water to quicklime
The terms active packaging, intelligent packaging, and smart packaging refer to amplified packaging systems used with foods, pharmaceuticals, and several other types of products. They help extend shelf life, monitor freshness, display information on quality, improve safety, and improve convenience.
Iminodiacetate functionalized polypropylene films used as antioxidant active-packaging materials
A Unitized Group Ration – Express self-heating field ration
RFID chip built into drug package
Chlorine dioxide pouches placed inside fruit-packing boxes kill pathogens but don't damage fruit.
