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Jan 7, 2011

Never Worry About Expired Food Again

Developed by British professor Andrew Mills, this bag stores food and reacts to changes in the food chemicals or the oxygen levels inside the bag. When the those changes reach a certain point, the bag changes color. And if you have yet to open the food in question, it will also change color if its seal has been broken.

The UK government says its citizens waste over 400,000 tons of food a year, nearly 40,000 tons of which was never opened. They estimate this bag could help reduce waste by 8.3 tons in the UK.

17 comments:

  1. PawawanpiJanuary 7, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    This honestly sounds like an amazing product that I hope we'll get soon. We as people do end up wasting a lot so if there's a way to help us not waste food I am all for it.

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  2. CalamariJanuary 7, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    Not sure if it could work, people are just lazy. You know, they'll just leave something in the fridge and forget about it. They don't mind throwing it out and buying something else. Maybe I'm just being pessimistic, we'll see!

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  3. BTN Hip HopJanuary 7, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    pretty sweet, hella expensive to implement that in all products

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  4. BartJanuary 7, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    omg is that some delisicious bacon? with twinkie?

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  5. ZombieJanuary 7, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    welcome to the delicious future everyone!

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  6. SkimboshJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    I dunno, I think I will still worry...

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  7. Mister SharafJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    useful

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  8. dmayneJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    sounds like a great idea really

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  9. YeneekoJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    It'll work, but still... The numbers are still insanely low for actually reducing wasted food. 8.2 Tons compaired to 400? Eh, we'll see.

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    It would help the world be a greener place if this was everywhere :D

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  11. Josh SimmonsJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    That's kinda neat! I can't smell the difference between spoiled and okay food so that would be very helpful.

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  12. pJanuary 7, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    awsome! ill follow your blog

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  13. _b72January 7, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    A great inventions for people who doesn't eat a lot, like me.
    I rarely manage to eat food before its expiration.

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  14. Major MackJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Bart...U say Twinkies and Bacon....They should have that on the market :)

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  15. Suciô SanchezJanuary 7, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    8.3t ?

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  16. JayPowerJanuary 8, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    Must be very expensive to produce?

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  17. G345tJanuary 8, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    I as a poor person often eat food past the expiration date. Not because it's bad, but because I don't trust the date. Will this colour thing accurately tell when its not edible or rather when a time limits expired?

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