PKSC 1020 MIDTERM|| 216 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
dictionary definition of packaging - ANSWER-a protective unit for storing or shipping a
commodity
textbook definition of packaging - ANSWER-coordinated system of preparing goods for
transport, distribution, storage, retailing, and use of goods
clemson packaging program definition of packaging - ANSWER-field that involves the
use of materials, methods, and machinery to develop and produce the packages that
protect and preserve a product, help market the product and instruct the consumer in its
proper use
materials, methods, and machinery - ANSWER-the 3 M's of packaging science
earliest packaging - ANSWER-ancient days, packaging provided simple function of
containment
woven grass baskets, shells, wooden bowls, animal hides/skins, grasses, natural
sources - ANSWER-earliest forms of packaging
3000 B.C. - ANSWER-egyptians learned to blow and cast glass
105 A.D. - ANSWER-paper invented in china
c. 1500 - ANSWER-cork stopper used for bottles such as wine- first evidence of
protective packaging
bent flask to prevent airborne bacteria from entering flask - ANSWER-louis paster
industrial revolution - ANSWER-next major developments occured during the _____
_____
1809 - ANSWER-nicholas appert developed the canning process (canned goods)
1810 - ANSWER-peter durand developed the "tin canister" - first canning process was
with glass, cans are not tin, they are more of a steel
1868 - ANSWER-john hyatt developed the patent for celluloid, leading to the
development of cellulose, first "plastic" (material bouquet of flowers comes with)
1877 - ANSWER-quaker oats first used the "quaker man" to represent their product
, 1895 - ANSWER-toothpaste first offered in tubes, was first a powder that you would mix
with water (first type of convenience packaging)
1897 - ANSWER-first major use of paperboard for national biscuit company- "uneed"
biscuit product, nabisco (cereal boxes)
late 1800- early 1900s - ANSWER-first major use of graphics to help sell product
end of industrial rev. around WWII - ANSWER-movement from bulk packaging to retail
packaging, illustrates how social changes interact with packaging developments
1930 - ANSWER-polyethylene discovered in england, eventually one of the most
commonly used packaging plastics, high density polyethylene (trash bags) or low
density polyethylene (milk jugs)
polyethylene - ANSWER-most commonly used packaging plastic
1950s to 1960s - ANSWER-convenience (zipper, repackaging) and brand expansion
(more diversity of products)
1970s - ANSWER-improvements in distribution and material handling (flamable
products)
1980s - ANSWER-improvements in barrier films (some packages allow oxygen and
some do not) and microwave packaging
1990s - ANSWER-environmental awareness and market globalization
1954 - ANSWER-polypropylene used for packaging (yogurt tubs, margarine tubs, sour
cream tubs; lids are HD PE)
1960-1970 - ANSWER-laws clarified and improved
1987 - ANSWER-new jersey enacts first statewide recycling law for plastic containers
1990 - ANSWER-nutritional labeling and education act
earliest - ANSWER-unrecorded dates
ancient man-made - ANSWER-(3000 BC - 1500)
industrial revolution developments - ANSWER-1800s to early 1900s)
late 20th century - ANSWER-post WWII to present
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
dictionary definition of packaging - ANSWER-a protective unit for storing or shipping a
commodity
textbook definition of packaging - ANSWER-coordinated system of preparing goods for
transport, distribution, storage, retailing, and use of goods
clemson packaging program definition of packaging - ANSWER-field that involves the
use of materials, methods, and machinery to develop and produce the packages that
protect and preserve a product, help market the product and instruct the consumer in its
proper use
materials, methods, and machinery - ANSWER-the 3 M's of packaging science
earliest packaging - ANSWER-ancient days, packaging provided simple function of
containment
woven grass baskets, shells, wooden bowls, animal hides/skins, grasses, natural
sources - ANSWER-earliest forms of packaging
3000 B.C. - ANSWER-egyptians learned to blow and cast glass
105 A.D. - ANSWER-paper invented in china
c. 1500 - ANSWER-cork stopper used for bottles such as wine- first evidence of
protective packaging
bent flask to prevent airborne bacteria from entering flask - ANSWER-louis paster
industrial revolution - ANSWER-next major developments occured during the _____
_____
1809 - ANSWER-nicholas appert developed the canning process (canned goods)
1810 - ANSWER-peter durand developed the "tin canister" - first canning process was
with glass, cans are not tin, they are more of a steel
1868 - ANSWER-john hyatt developed the patent for celluloid, leading to the
development of cellulose, first "plastic" (material bouquet of flowers comes with)
1877 - ANSWER-quaker oats first used the "quaker man" to represent their product
, 1895 - ANSWER-toothpaste first offered in tubes, was first a powder that you would mix
with water (first type of convenience packaging)
1897 - ANSWER-first major use of paperboard for national biscuit company- "uneed"
biscuit product, nabisco (cereal boxes)
late 1800- early 1900s - ANSWER-first major use of graphics to help sell product
end of industrial rev. around WWII - ANSWER-movement from bulk packaging to retail
packaging, illustrates how social changes interact with packaging developments
1930 - ANSWER-polyethylene discovered in england, eventually one of the most
commonly used packaging plastics, high density polyethylene (trash bags) or low
density polyethylene (milk jugs)
polyethylene - ANSWER-most commonly used packaging plastic
1950s to 1960s - ANSWER-convenience (zipper, repackaging) and brand expansion
(more diversity of products)
1970s - ANSWER-improvements in distribution and material handling (flamable
products)
1980s - ANSWER-improvements in barrier films (some packages allow oxygen and
some do not) and microwave packaging
1990s - ANSWER-environmental awareness and market globalization
1954 - ANSWER-polypropylene used for packaging (yogurt tubs, margarine tubs, sour
cream tubs; lids are HD PE)
1960-1970 - ANSWER-laws clarified and improved
1987 - ANSWER-new jersey enacts first statewide recycling law for plastic containers
1990 - ANSWER-nutritional labeling and education act
earliest - ANSWER-unrecorded dates
ancient man-made - ANSWER-(3000 BC - 1500)
industrial revolution developments - ANSWER-1800s to early 1900s)
late 20th century - ANSWER-post WWII to present
