This invention relates to the field of
food labeling technology, and more particularly to a smart
label assembly and its preparation method. A smart
label assembly includes: a substrate layer, a color-developing layer, and a protective layer; the color-developing layer is fixed to the surface of the substrate layer, and the protective layer covers the surface of the color-developing layer; the color-developing layer includes: an
amine oxidase-type color-developing area and a
glucose oxidase-type color-developing area. When
livestock and
poultry meat spoils and produces volatile amines and
glucose degradation products, these two types of substances are catalyzed by
amine oxidase and
glucose oxidase, respectively, to produce
ammonia and
hydrogen peroxide, which then react with indicators on the
label to produce
color changes. The two types of labels are used together for mutual
verification, forming a
rapid detection method for
livestock and
poultry meat spoilage using smart labels, which can directly determine the quality of
livestock and
poultry meat. This label is simple to prepare, low in cost, and suitable for fresh livestock and poultry meat packaging, allowing monitoring from the freshness stage.