Overview of active packaging

Active packaging refers to packaging that protects the lives of animals and plants. The characteristic of active packaging is that it can maintain the life of its packaged products, rather than simply guaranteeing its quality, flavor, and taste. Once the packaged product loses its life, it stops breathing and active packaging will lose its significance. The common active packaging includes: the packaging of animal young chicks (chicken, duck, etc.), the packaging of vegetable seedlings, the packaging of fruit (tree) seedlings, and so on. Active packaging can be simply referred to as "life-sustaining packaging" or as a keep-alive package.

The materials used to make active packaging are called active packaging materials; the related technical methods used to make active packaging are called active packaging technologies.

According to the packaging object of active packaging, active packaging can be divided into active animal packaging and active vegetable packaging. The animal active packaging focuses on the packaging of aquatic animals (such as fish). The active packaging of plants mainly studies the packaging of plant seedlings, flowers, and related fruits and vegetables.