FRIDGES will soon be able to text or email when food is going off. UK boffins have created a battery-free label which can pick up when food is on the turn. The disposable 5p gadget like a security label on a CD measures the temperature of food and the time it is stored.
It will be used by stores next year for bulk foods.
And the ten scientists at Manchester University are working on a more advanced device that will be able to send consumers email or text alerts. Project head Dr Bruce Grieve said: Food wastage costs in the UK are massive.