- PERES works by scanning the air around meat for volatile compounds
- Rotting meat releases gases that are picked up by sensors in the device
- The gadget takes a reading of the air and sends it a phone or tablet app
- It can detect if the food is fresh, should be refrigerated, or has gone off
- Device is set to retail for $150 (£90) with free shipping to the U.S and
EU and goes on sale from November
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12:42 EST, 4 April 2014
Most foods come with use-by dates, but the majority of the time this is simply a guide, making it difficult to know when food is safe to eat.
This is a particular problem with poultry and other meats, but could soon be a thing of the past.
Scientists have developed a gadget that ‘sniffs’ meat to test its freshness, and warns you if its gone off, or needs to be put back in the fridge.
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The PERES device, pictured, works by scanning the air around meat for volatile compounds and gases released by rotting meat. The device takes a reading of the air and sends it a phone or tablet app via Bluetooth
HOW DOES PERES WORK?
To take a reading, open the app and press the Get button on the top of the PERES device.
The device is fitted with gas, temperature and humidity sensors.
It works by taking a sample of the air around the meat and scans for potentially volatile compounds that rotting meat produces.
PERES works with pork, poultry, beef and fish.
This data is transmitted from PERES to the app via Bluetooth and the results can be shared to Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
It can detect whether the product is fresh, whether it may have been left unrefrigerated, and warn if there is a risk of food poisoning.Â
It will track changes in freshness to give users an idea how long the food will last, and sends these readings to a smartphone app.
To take a reading, users open the app and press the ‘Get’ button on the top of the device.
The PERES is fitted with gas, temperature and humidity sensors that take a sample of the air around the meat.
It scans this sample for potentially volatile compounds that rotting meat produce, and the device works with pork, poultry, beef and fish.
User then get a reading on the app, and the device can detect whether the product is fresh, if it may have been left unrefrigerated, and will warn them if there is a risk of food poisoning.Â
This data is transmitted from PERES to the app via Bluetooth and the results can be shared to Facebook, Twitter and Google+ – if you particularly like discussing mouldy food with your friends.
PERES
was developed by Lithuania-based ARS Lab with scientists from the
Kaunas University of Technology. The prototype took a year to develop.
ARS Lab‘s CEO Augustas Alesiunas said the idea for the device came about after he suffered from a serious bout of food poisoning.
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philll,
leinster,
17 minutes ago
Ars labs make a gadget that can detect bad smells …you can’t make this stuff up!
HauntinglyBeautiful,
Coventry, United Kingdom,
21 minutes ago
Nice idea, but can people be the judge of anything for themselves these days? You have brain, make use of it!
Philli,
Sydney, Australia,
30 minutes ago
I wonder if it would work on my hubby! SMS to alert me when he’s had a gas moment and I need to keep away
Cityslacker,
Leeds,
39 minutes ago
Meat tells you when it is off.
Honest Henry,
West Yorkshire, UK,
49 minutes ago
Waste of money!!!
One who knows,
Wiltshire,
51 minutes ago
My nose is cheaper!
FedUpUK,
Manchester,
58 minutes ago
Wave it over your takeaway before eating!
Paul E,
Colchester,
1 hour ago
They gave me a free one, 60 years ago, its called my nose
star_blind,
swindon, United Kingdom,
1 hour ago
That would be going off the scale if you walked by a kebab house or a Chick-o-land.
Paecos Bill.,
Dead Mans Gulch, UK.,
1 hour ago
That’s why you’ve got a nose !!
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