Vitsab® Unveils Freshtag® Flight Label Time-Temperature Monitoring Device to Ensure Food Quality and Safety During Transit

Revolutionary Time-Temperature Indicator Offers Universal Visual Assurance, Compliance, and Profit Protection for Airline Caterers

Vitsab® International AB, a global leader with over 20 years of temperature monitoring expertise, is proud to highlight Freshtag® Flight Label, a color-changing smart label designed to monitor airline meals and perishable in-flight catering for time and temperature at every stage, ensuring uncompromised safety and quality to passengers and crew.

Freshtag Flight Labels represents a cost-effective, easy-to-integrate solution for airline Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) and Quality Management Systems (QMS). At the core of the Freshtag’s engineering innovation, is its unique “Stoplight Technology,” which provides a clear, universally understood visual cue; labels remain green under safe conditions, then shift to yellow and finally to red if temperature abuse is detected according to specific product guidelines. The simple visual progression allows flight attendants and onboard crew to quickly validate meal safety at a glance while they service passengers, regardless of language or location. By simply placing Freshtag Flight Labels in food trollies and carts, airline companies can monitor all on-board perishable catering during each flight’s duration globally.

Freshtag Flight Labels are compliant with the World Food Safety Guidelines for Airline Catering (step 25, CCP2), FDA, EU regulation 852/2004, HACCP, Codex Alimentarius, and ISO9001, adhering to the highest global compliance protocols for airline catering operations. The Freshtag system is highly versatile, suitable for use in refrigerated, frozen, or passive galley storage environments. With no tools or technical setup required, Flight Labels are simple to supply, store, and apply in prep-kitchens, during transport, or on-board, no additional equipment needed. They deliver cumulative temperature tracking consistently from the preparation kitchen through every stage of the flight.

This advanced system supports airlines in reducing food waste and costly disposal by identifying when product integrity is compromised, enabling unused, sealed perishable items to be safely utilized on a later flight or donated to charity, reducing carbon footprint. The intuitive color-change technology minimizes spoilage-related losses, reinforces passenger trust in the safety and quality of in-flight perishable goods, and helps protect profit margins even as catering ingredients and packaging costs fluctuate. Airlines can also conserve fuel by reducing onboard weight, with the Flight Label System in place, ambient galley stowage can replace heavy chilling equipment, and newer lightweight trollies and carts can be utilized.

Current airline catering customers, from prep-kitchen chefs and catering staff to flight attendants and onboard crew, consistently rate Freshtag highly for its ease of use and the clarity of its messaging. The system is visually validated at any stage of the food’s journey, providing instant, actionable reassurance. By empowering airlines and airline caterers to deliver trusted, high-quality in-flight meals with visible, full-history quality monitoring, the Freshtag Flight Label sets a new standard for airline food safety and passenger confidence.

For more information on how Freshtag Flight Labels safeguards airline catering operations, visit www.vitsab.com.

About Vitsab® International AB:

Vitsab® International AB is a global leader in food safety innovation, engineering and producing customizable, easy-to-use visual freshness and safety labels known as Freshtag® Time Temperature Indicators (TTIs) for over two decades. Purpose-built as a research and development company, Vitsab® partners with regulators, academia, and industry leaders worldwide to set standards, drive scientific collaboration, and deliver trusted food safety solutions across the entire cold chain. Freshtag®’s award-winning stoplight technology, validated by the IAFP Global Food Safety Innovation Award, is recognized as the symbol of simple, intuitive temperature monitoring, helping protect over 1.5 billion perishable products in premium and mass-market channels, including home delivery, high-value seafood, airline catering, and retail. Renowned for eliminating complexity and empowering customers with instant, actionable quality assurance, Vitsab® continues to set industry benchmarks and fuel advancements in global food integrity.