Your online orders could start shipping in NFC-enabled smart packaging

DATE: Fri, Aug 15, 2025
PUBLICATION: The Verge

You may eventually be able to inspect food at the supermarket just by tapping it with your phone. The NFC Forum — the group behind the short-range wireless standard — said today that it has partnered with the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association to help develop smart packaging for food and other products.