PKSC 1020 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest

PKSC 1020 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest Definition of Packaging - Answers A protective unit for storing or shipping a commodity 3 M's - Answers method, machinery, materials 3000 B.C. - Answers Egyptians blow and cast glass 105 A.D. - Answers paper invented in china c. 1500 - Answers Cork stopper used for bottles such as wine (First evidence of protective packaging) 1809 - Answers Nicholas Apport develops the canning process 1810 - Answers Peter Durand develops the "tin cannister" 1868 - Answers John Hyatt - patent for celluloid, leading to development of cellulose, first "plastic" 1895 - Answers Toothpaste first offered in tubes 1877 - Answers Quaker Oats first used "Quaker Man" to represent their product 1897 - Answers First major use of paperbaord for National Biscuit Company "uneeda" Biscuit Product Late 1800 - early 1900's - Answers first major use of graphics to help sell product End of Industrial Revolution - Answers movement from bulk packaging to retail packaging Around WW 2 - Answers illustrates how social changes interact with packaging developments 1930 - Answers Polyethylene discovered in England, eventually one of the most commonly used packaging plastics 1950's to 60's - Answers Convenience and Brand Expansion 1970's - Answers Improvements in Distribution and Material Handling 1980's - Answers Improvements in Barrier films and Microwave packaging 1990's - Answers Environmental awareness and market globalization 1954 - Answers Polypropylene used for packaging - Answers Laws clarified and improved 1987 - Answers New Jersey Enacts first statewide recycling law for plastic containers 1990 - Answers Nutritional Labeling and Education Act Future Trends - Answers Away from Glass and metal. Away from rigid towards flexible. Metallized instead of foil laminates. Tamper evident and anti-theft devices Packaging Functions Overview - Answers Contain, Protect/Preserve, Inform/Sell, Provide a convenience or utility of use Primary Packaging - Answers Package directly in contact with Product Secondary Packaging - Answers Package holding one or more primary packages