e-nose will sniff dangerous food

New mobile enose developed by ART21 JSC is no bigger than a flash drive, has a sensor array and data transfer technologies – Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. 

The company’s CEO Augustas Alesiūnas says that the e-nose’s purpose is to ‘smell’ certain gases released by meat, poultry, and fish, and using a number of algorithms to identify:

• Food's level of freshness (from very fresh to dangerous to consume)
• Dangerous chemical elements and toxic substances which can cause serious diseases and cancer.

The e-nose will transfer data to a smartphone, where software will analyze and present data in a simple and user-friendly way. Users will also be able to receive the nose’s test results using smartphones, and share their experience, opinions, and information on social websites. 

 Mr Alesiūnas predicts that the e-nose s retail price could be around EUR 150, a little over $200.