Dipstick Gauges Food Spoilage

A University of South Carolina research team is currently developing a disposable dipstick to detect spoiled food. Taking less than 5 minutes, the stick changes from dark purple to red to indicate food that is in the process of spoiling, while yellow means that the food is completely decayed. The team exhibited their test findings at the recent 233rd National American Chemical Society meeting. We can’t wait until we get one of our own so that we can test that weird brown stuff that has been lurking at the back of our fridge since New Year’s.

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