OnVuu™ temperature monitors are printed labels that display a colored visual summary of the elapsed time-temperature history of a product in the cold chain.

OnVu™ from BASF are low-cost, easy-to-use indicators that can be applied to food packages and medical products. They monitor the integrity of the cold chain, helping to ensure that refrigerated products keep fresh.

BASF’s range of OnVu™ temperature monitors have the potential to set new cold chain monitoring standards that:

• allow food producers and retailers to guarantee the freshness of their products
• reduce food wastage along the cold chain
• can reduce the occurrence of illness related to insufficiently refrigerated food
• improve the safety of medical products like vaccines and blood products
• reduce the number of medical products that have to be discarded because of a disruption in the cold chain

Bundled expertise key to innovative temperature monitors from BASF

BASF pooled knowledge and expertise in a variety of fields – from pigment and UV light protection technology, to water-based flexo printing, to packaging technology – to develop OnVu™. The company also cooperates with partners in the packaging industry.