Vitsab International AB, a specialist in temperature monitoring systems, is highlighting Freshtag Flight Label, a colour changing smart label designed to monitor airline meals and perishable inflight catering for time and temperature at every stage, helping ensure safety and quality for passengers and crew.
Freshtag Flight Labels offer a cost effective, easy to integrate solution for airline Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) and Quality Management Systems (QMS). The label uses “Stoplight Technology,” which provides a clear visual cue: the label remains green under safe conditions, then shifts to yellow and red if temperature abuse is detected according to specific product guidelines. This visual progression allows flight attendants and onboard crew to validate meal safety at a glance. By placing the labels in food trolleys and carts, airlines can monitor all onboard perishable catering during each flight.
Freshtag Flight Labels comply with the World Food Safety Guidelines for Airline Catering (step 25, CCP2), FDA, EU regulation 852/2004, HACCP, Codex Alimentarius, and ISO9001. The system is versatile and suitable for refrigerated, frozen, or passive galley storage environments. With no tools or technical setup required, the labels are simple to supply, store and apply in prep kitchens, during transport, or onboard. They provide cumulative temperature tracking from the preparation kitchen through every stage of the flight.
The system supports airlines in reducing food waste and costly disposal by identifying when product integrity is compromised, allowing unused sealed perishable items to be safely used on a later flight or donated to charity. The colour change technology helps minimize spoilage related losses, reinforces passenger trust in inflight perishable goods, and helps protect profit margins as catering costs fluctuate. Airlines can also reduce fuel consumption by lowering onboard weight; with the Flight Label system, ambient galley stowage can replace heavy chilling equipment, and lighter trolleys and carts can be used.
