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New packaging can warn you when meat has spoiled (sciworthy.com)
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Scientists designed color-changing carbon dot biosensors that can detect spoiled meat in sealed packages in real-time, just in case you don't trust the sniff-test.

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[-] Atlas_@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago

They're going to make this way too sensitive so people throw away even more food and effective prices get driven up. I guarantee it

[-] CovfefeKills@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

After they are legally mandated to use it because selling spoiled meat is profitable.

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