**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE URGENT NEED FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY IS UNDENIABLE. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT ONE-THIRD OF THE GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY IS WASTED ANNUALLY, AMOUNTING TO A STAGGERING LOSS OF $1 TRILLION EACH YEAR. THIS CONSIDERABLE WASTE COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY MERELY EXTENDING THE LIFESPAN OF PRODUCTS BY ONE DAY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A GROWING CONSUMER DEMAND FOR ENHANCED INTEGRITY OF FOOD PRODUCTS, GUARANTEED FOOD SAFETY, AND TRANSPARENT INFORMATION REGARDING FOOD QUALITY AND HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN.SMART PACKAGING EMERGES AS A TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTION TO DRASTICALLY IMPROVE FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MINIMIZING WASTE. THE INTEGRATION OF WIRELESS SENSORS INTO FOOD PACKAGING LABELS, FOR INSTANCE, ALLOWS FOR THE MONITORING OF FOOD QUALITY, THE DETECTION OF CHANGES IN TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CONDITIONS, AND FACILITATES EASY ACCESS TO DETAILED INFORMATION. MOREOVER, SMART PACKAGING PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENHANCING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, PREVENTING THEFT, PROTECTING BRANDS, AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE, WITH THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART PACKAGING PROJECTED TO REACH $23.38 BILLION BY THE END OF 2021.THIS PROJECT AIMS TO CREATING A PROTOTYPE SMART PACKAGING SYSTEM EMPLOYING PRINTED NANOMATERIAL-BASED ELECTRONICS AND ENERGY DEVICES TO MONITOR FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY ACROSS SUPPLY CHAINS. THE SYSTEM WILL INCORPORATE SENSOR-BASED SMART OR INTELLIGENT TAGS, SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED INTO FOOD PACKAGING, CAPABLE OF MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS TEMPERATURE--A CRITICAL FACTOR INFLUENCING THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF PERISHABLE FOODS. THESE SENSORS ARE DESIGNED TO DETECT ROT IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, SPOILAGE IN MEAT, FISH, AND POULTRY, AND THE PRESENCE OF MAJOR FOODBORNE PATHOGENS. UTILIZING ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES, THESE ELECTRONIC AND ENERGY DEVICES WILL BE FABRICATED ON FLEXIBLE SMART TAGS USING LOW-DIMENSIONAL NANOMATERIALS, MAKING PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION AND SENSING DATA ACCESSIBLE VIA SMARTPHONES OR RFID READERS. THROUGH RIGOROUS TESTING WITH VARIOUS PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS, THIS SYSTEM AIMS TO DETECT PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE PACKAGED ENVIRONMENT, ENSURING UNPARALLELED FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY.