Ryp Labs claims to be the first company to extend the shelf-life of fresh produce by simply peeling and applying their StixFresh stickers to the produce or packaging material. The food-safe labels comprise a patent-pending, natural formulation that is 100% safe, which activates in the vapor-phase to protect produce at a distance.
The company wants to address the large problem of global food waste, mainly caused by an very inefficient food supply chain. Post-harvest losses of agricultural produce during storage, distribution, and retail, result in a significant portion of the economic and environmental burden. Post-harvest diseases such as fungal spoilage, are one of the major causes of post-harvest losses, resulting in estimated direct economic losses of more than $200 billion per year worldwide.
That is why Ryp Labs developed a natural and safe formulation that can be applied to a variety of surfaces, including stickers, labels, and sheets, to increase the shelf-life of produce. The StixFresh sticker can double the shelf-life of fresh produce, by simply peeling and applying the sticker to loose produce such as pears or tomatoes. It can also be applied directly to the clamshells and other containers to protect smaller fruits such as berries and grapes from premature rotting.
Source: packagingeurope.com