Package with peelable film layer and peel tab

摘要

This packaging method and apparatus perform the steps of: a. providing a film including a first film component peelably adhered to a second film component; b. providing a support member for supporting a product thereon; c. forming a seal between the second film component and the support member, the seal extending around the product to define a sealed enclosure for the product between the film and the support member; d. Separating the first film component from the second film component within a predetermined region of the film located outside of the sealed enclosure; and e. severing the film within the predetermined, separated region to form an edge on the first film component within the separated region, thereby providing a tab for peeling the first film component from the second film component.