Quality (philosophy)

Radio-frequency identification

Engineering

Philosophy

Biology

Identification (biology)

Embedded system

Computer security

Systems engineering

Telecommunications

Computer science

Botany

Food science

Risk analysis (engineering)

Manufacturing engineering

Business

Food packaging

Food industry

Mechanical engineering

Political science

Warning system

Epistemology

Resonator

Automotive engineering

Medicine

Chemistry

Active packaging

Food quality

Chipless RFID

Electrical engineering

Pathology

Food safety

IEEE Sensors Journal

Recently, there is an increasing demand for food safety and quality monitoring in the agrifood sector, needing active and smart packaging. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has the potential to become one of the most promising technology for the food industry since it can satisfy all the requirements of a sensor and identification in food safety monitoring, packages tracking, inventory control, early warning, and easy check-out. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the recent advancement of the chipless RFID humidity, temperature, gas, pH, and bio-sensors, as these types of sensors are required for evaluating the quality of the food in the food industry. Additionally, the paper explains the requirements of the food industry for quality monitoring of the food products, covers the existing challenges of chipless RFID sensor technology, and highlights the future direction of the research.

Potential Chipless RFID Sensors for Food Packaging Applications: A Review