PKSC 1020 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
3 M's - ANSWER-materials, methods, machinery
earliest packages were from _______? - ANSWER-natural sources
3000 BC - ANSWER-Egyptians learned to blow and cast glass
105 AD - ANSWER-paper invented in China
1500 - ANSWER-cork stopper is used for bottles
cork stopper is the first sign of what? - ANSWER-protective packaging
1809 - ANSWER-Nicholas Appert created the canning process with glass
1810 - ANSWER-Peter Durand develops tin canister instead of glass
1868 - ANSWER-John Hyatt gets the patent for celluloid, which leads to the
development of cellulose
cellulose turns into what - ANSWER-cellophane
cellophane is called what - ANSWER-transparent paper
1895 - ANSWER-toothpaste is offered in tubes
1877 - ANSWER-Quaker Oats is the first company that uses an icon to represent their
product
1897 - ANSWER-first major use of paperboard for Nabisco
late 1800-early 1900s - ANSWER-first major use of graphics to help sell products
1930 - ANSWER-Polyethylene is discovered in England and becomes one of the most
commonly used packaging plastics
what happened after 9/11? - ANSWER-tamper evident and anti theft
number one trend of packaging - ANSWER-convenience
, suppliers - ANSWER-converters, machinery, services
users - ANSWER-consumer, industrial, institutional
example of company that is both user and supplier - ANSWER-nabisco and coors
packaging functions - ANSWER-contain, protect/preserve, inform/sell, convenience
primary packaging - ANSWER-package directly in contact with the product
1950s-60s - ANSWER-convenience and brand expansion
1970s - ANSWER-improvements to distribution and material handling- hazmat labeling
1980s - ANSWER-improvement in barrier films and microwave packaging
1990s - ANSWER-environmental awareness and market globalization
1954 - ANSWER-polypropylene used for packaging (second most widely used
packaging product)
1960-1970 - ANSWER-packaging laws are clarified and improved
1987 - ANSWER-new jersey enacts first statewide recycling law for plastic containers
1990 - ANSWER-nutritional labeling and education act: nutrition facts label on package
and resulted in every package needing to be changed
what percent of food never reaches consumers in undeveloped countries? - ANSWER-
50%
what percent of food never reaches consumers in the US? - ANSWER-3% of processed
and 15% of fresh food
right now, we are shifting away from what and towards what? 1 - ANSWER-away from
glass and metal, towards plastic and composites
right now, we are shifting away from what and towards what? 2 - ANSWER-away from
rigid, towards flexible and semi-rigid
individualizing foods results in what? - ANSWER-more packaging
instead of foil laminates, what are we using? - ANSWER-metallized laminants
secondary packaging - ANSWER-package holding one or more primary packaging
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
3 M's - ANSWER-materials, methods, machinery
earliest packages were from _______? - ANSWER-natural sources
3000 BC - ANSWER-Egyptians learned to blow and cast glass
105 AD - ANSWER-paper invented in China
1500 - ANSWER-cork stopper is used for bottles
cork stopper is the first sign of what? - ANSWER-protective packaging
1809 - ANSWER-Nicholas Appert created the canning process with glass
1810 - ANSWER-Peter Durand develops tin canister instead of glass
1868 - ANSWER-John Hyatt gets the patent for celluloid, which leads to the
development of cellulose
cellulose turns into what - ANSWER-cellophane
cellophane is called what - ANSWER-transparent paper
1895 - ANSWER-toothpaste is offered in tubes
1877 - ANSWER-Quaker Oats is the first company that uses an icon to represent their
product
1897 - ANSWER-first major use of paperboard for Nabisco
late 1800-early 1900s - ANSWER-first major use of graphics to help sell products
1930 - ANSWER-Polyethylene is discovered in England and becomes one of the most
commonly used packaging plastics
what happened after 9/11? - ANSWER-tamper evident and anti theft
number one trend of packaging - ANSWER-convenience
, suppliers - ANSWER-converters, machinery, services
users - ANSWER-consumer, industrial, institutional
example of company that is both user and supplier - ANSWER-nabisco and coors
packaging functions - ANSWER-contain, protect/preserve, inform/sell, convenience
primary packaging - ANSWER-package directly in contact with the product
1950s-60s - ANSWER-convenience and brand expansion
1970s - ANSWER-improvements to distribution and material handling- hazmat labeling
1980s - ANSWER-improvement in barrier films and microwave packaging
1990s - ANSWER-environmental awareness and market globalization
1954 - ANSWER-polypropylene used for packaging (second most widely used
packaging product)
1960-1970 - ANSWER-packaging laws are clarified and improved
1987 - ANSWER-new jersey enacts first statewide recycling law for plastic containers
1990 - ANSWER-nutritional labeling and education act: nutrition facts label on package
and resulted in every package needing to be changed
what percent of food never reaches consumers in undeveloped countries? - ANSWER-
50%
what percent of food never reaches consumers in the US? - ANSWER-3% of processed
and 15% of fresh food
right now, we are shifting away from what and towards what? 1 - ANSWER-away from
glass and metal, towards plastic and composites
right now, we are shifting away from what and towards what? 2 - ANSWER-away from
rigid, towards flexible and semi-rigid
individualizing foods results in what? - ANSWER-more packaging
instead of foil laminates, what are we using? - ANSWER-metallized laminants
secondary packaging - ANSWER-package holding one or more primary packaging
