IoT-Enabled Food Freshness Detection Using Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Mobile Sensing Interface
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Ensuring the freshness of food products is essential for both acute and chronic health outcomes. However, significant health risks can be triggered by dietary resources subjected to improper storage protocols. Current methods are often unreliable and infeasible for detecting food freshness. This research proposes an IoT-based food freshness detection system that integrates a suite of electrochemical and gas sensors-including pH, moisture, and ethanol sensors-to assess food freshness and reduce health risks associated with spoilage in perishable items like meat, produce, and dairy. The system is integrated with a mobile application that allows users to analyze food quality in real-time, based on predefined degradation thresholds. This study assists in providing valuable insights for future research and improving food safety by contributing to the data storage of food-contextual sensor thresholds. This strategy leads to more informed decision-making by consumers, mitigating food wastage and promoting healthier food choices in the process.
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TY - JOUR AU - Iqbal, Mazhar AU - Yousaf, Junaid AU - Khan, Atif AU - Muhammad, Tila PY - 2025 DA - 2025/06/30 TI - IoT-Enabled Food Freshness Detection Using Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Mobile Sensing Interface JO - ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control T2 - ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control JF - ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 122 EP - 131 DO - 10.62762/TSCC.2025.401245 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TSCC.2025.401245 KW - food freshness KW - IoT system KW - biosensors KW - mobile application KW - spoilage detection AB - Ensuring the freshness of food products is essential for both acute and chronic health outcomes. However, significant health risks can be triggered by dietary resources subjected to improper storage protocols. Current methods are often unreliable and infeasible for detecting food freshness. This research proposes an IoT-based food freshness detection system that integrates a suite of electrochemical and gas sensors-including pH, moisture, and ethanol sensors-to assess food freshness and reduce health risks associated with spoilage in perishable items like meat, produce, and dairy. The system is integrated with a mobile application that allows users to analyze food quality in real-time, based on predefined degradation thresholds. This study assists in providing valuable insights for future research and improving food safety by contributing to the data storage of food-contextual sensor thresholds. This strategy leads to more informed decision-making by consumers, mitigating food wastage and promoting healthier food choices in the process. SN - 3068-9287 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
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author = {Mazhar Iqbal and Junaid Yousaf and Atif Khan and Tila Muhammad},
title = {IoT-Enabled Food Freshness Detection Using Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Mobile Sensing Interface},
journal = {ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control},
year = {2025},
volume = {2},
number = {2},
pages = {122-131},
doi = {10.62762/TSCC.2025.401245},
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abstract = {Ensuring the freshness of food products is essential for both acute and chronic health outcomes. However, significant health risks can be triggered by dietary resources subjected to improper storage protocols. Current methods are often unreliable and infeasible for detecting food freshness. This research proposes an IoT-based food freshness detection system that integrates a suite of electrochemical and gas sensors-including pH, moisture, and ethanol sensors-to assess food freshness and reduce health risks associated with spoilage in perishable items like meat, produce, and dairy. The system is integrated with a mobile application that allows users to analyze food quality in real-time, based on predefined degradation thresholds. This study assists in providing valuable insights for future research and improving food safety by contributing to the data storage of food-contextual sensor thresholds. This strategy leads to more informed decision-making by consumers, mitigating food wastage and promoting healthier food choices in the process.},
keywords = {food freshness, IoT system, biosensors, mobile application, spoilage detection},
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publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
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