A Consumer Study on the Acceptance of Digitized Packaging for Food Quality Assessment
Files
Date
2025-01-07
Contributor
Advisor
Department
Instructor
Depositor
Speaker
Researcher
Consultant
Interviewer
Narrator
Transcriber
Annotator
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Volume
Number/Issue
Starting Page
5875
Ending Page
Alternative Title
Abstract
Intelligent packaging can assist with reducing food waste and improving food safety. While indicators already provide the current food quality, sensors combined with machine learning techniques could predict the remaining shelf life and provide recommendations to maintain food quality. Thus, information from intelligent packaging must be transmitted and evaluated. However, successfully deploying such a concept requires the consumers’ acceptance. Therefore, we conducted a consumer survey, investigating the attitudes and preferences of 242 participants regarding the use and connectivity of smarter technologies to evaluate food quality. The results revealed that 85% of the participants perceive a need for technological innovations to reduce food waste. Subsequently, we propose three approaches. Regarding information display, consumers prefer to show information directly on the packaging, via integrated displays in refrigerators, or a smartphone application. The information should provide the remaining shelf life, a scale, or a color indication.
Description
Keywords
Digital Technology for Resilience and Sustainability, consumer acceptance, digital transformation, food packaging, food quality, intelligent packaging
Citation
Extent
10
Format
Geographic Location
Time Period
Related To
Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Related To (URI)
Table of Contents
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Rights Holder
Local Contexts
Email libraryada-l@lists.hawaii.edu if you need this content in ADA-compliant format.