PKSC 1020 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
What did packaging provide? - ANSWER-Simple function of containment
What were the earliest packages made from? - ANSWER-Natural sources. ex. sea
shells, coconut shells, grasses
What are the three M's involved in packaging? - ANSWER-Materials, methods and
machinery
300 B.C - ANSWER-Egyptians learned to blow and cast glass
105 A.D. - ANSWER-Paper was invented in China
c. 1500 , first evidence of protective packaging - ANSWER-Cork stopper used for
bottles such as wine
1809 - Nichola Appert - ANSWER-Canning process
1810 - Peter Durand - ANSWER-Develops the tin cannister
1868 - John Hyatt - ANSWER-Patent for celluloid, leading to development for cellulose
Cellulose - ANSWER-First plastic
1895 - ANSWER-toothpaste first offered in tubes
1877 - ANSWER-Quaker Oats first used the Quaker Man to represent their product
1897 - ANSWER-First major use of paperboard for National Biscuit Company "Uneeda"
biscuit product
late 1800's - early 1900's - ANSWER-First major use of graphics to help sell product
End of Industrial Revolution and around WWII - ANSWER-Movement from bulk
packaging to retail packaging
What does the end of the industrial revolution and WWII illustrate? - ANSWER-How
social changes interact with packaging development
1930 - ANSWER-Polyethylene discovered in England, eventually one of the most
commonly used packaging plastics
, 1950's to 60's - ANSWER-Convenience and brand expansion
1970's - ANSWER-Improvements in distribution and material handling
1980's - ANSWER-Improvements in barrier films and microwave packaging
1990'S - ANSWER-Environmental awareness and market globalization
1954 - ANSWER-Polypropylene used for packaging
When were laws clarified and improved? - ANSWER-1960 - 1970
1987 - ANSWER-New Jersey enacts first statewide recycling law for plastic containers
1990 - ANSWER-Nutritional Labeling and Education Act
What is the Nutritional Labeling and Education Act - ANSWER-Requires that the
nutrition label be on all packaging
What is the importance of packaging to society? - ANSWER-Essential for us to have
and get what we want and reduces waste
Away from glass and metal, more towards? - ANSWER-Plastics and composites
Away from rigid, more toward? - ANSWER-Flexible and semi-rigid
Types of Suppliers? - ANSWER-Converters, machinery and services
Types of users? - ANSWER-Consumer, industrial, institutional
What happened after 9/11? - ANSWER-Tamper evident and anti theft
Number one trend of packaging? - ANSWER-Convenience
Instead of foil laminates, what are we using? - ANSWER-Metallized laminants
What percent of food never reaches consumers in the U.S? - ANSWER-3% processed,
15% fresh food
What percent of food never reaches consumers in undeveloped countries? - ANSWER-
50%
Example of a company that is both a user and supplier? - ANSWER-Nabisco and Coors
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
What did packaging provide? - ANSWER-Simple function of containment
What were the earliest packages made from? - ANSWER-Natural sources. ex. sea
shells, coconut shells, grasses
What are the three M's involved in packaging? - ANSWER-Materials, methods and
machinery
300 B.C - ANSWER-Egyptians learned to blow and cast glass
105 A.D. - ANSWER-Paper was invented in China
c. 1500 , first evidence of protective packaging - ANSWER-Cork stopper used for
bottles such as wine
1809 - Nichola Appert - ANSWER-Canning process
1810 - Peter Durand - ANSWER-Develops the tin cannister
1868 - John Hyatt - ANSWER-Patent for celluloid, leading to development for cellulose
Cellulose - ANSWER-First plastic
1895 - ANSWER-toothpaste first offered in tubes
1877 - ANSWER-Quaker Oats first used the Quaker Man to represent their product
1897 - ANSWER-First major use of paperboard for National Biscuit Company "Uneeda"
biscuit product
late 1800's - early 1900's - ANSWER-First major use of graphics to help sell product
End of Industrial Revolution and around WWII - ANSWER-Movement from bulk
packaging to retail packaging
What does the end of the industrial revolution and WWII illustrate? - ANSWER-How
social changes interact with packaging development
1930 - ANSWER-Polyethylene discovered in England, eventually one of the most
commonly used packaging plastics
, 1950's to 60's - ANSWER-Convenience and brand expansion
1970's - ANSWER-Improvements in distribution and material handling
1980's - ANSWER-Improvements in barrier films and microwave packaging
1990'S - ANSWER-Environmental awareness and market globalization
1954 - ANSWER-Polypropylene used for packaging
When were laws clarified and improved? - ANSWER-1960 - 1970
1987 - ANSWER-New Jersey enacts first statewide recycling law for plastic containers
1990 - ANSWER-Nutritional Labeling and Education Act
What is the Nutritional Labeling and Education Act - ANSWER-Requires that the
nutrition label be on all packaging
What is the importance of packaging to society? - ANSWER-Essential for us to have
and get what we want and reduces waste
Away from glass and metal, more towards? - ANSWER-Plastics and composites
Away from rigid, more toward? - ANSWER-Flexible and semi-rigid
Types of Suppliers? - ANSWER-Converters, machinery and services
Types of users? - ANSWER-Consumer, industrial, institutional
What happened after 9/11? - ANSWER-Tamper evident and anti theft
Number one trend of packaging? - ANSWER-Convenience
Instead of foil laminates, what are we using? - ANSWER-Metallized laminants
What percent of food never reaches consumers in the U.S? - ANSWER-3% processed,
15% fresh food
What percent of food never reaches consumers in undeveloped countries? - ANSWER-
50%
Example of a company that is both a user and supplier? - ANSWER-Nabisco and Coors
