Carton with plastic reclosable header

A package including:

• a container portion formed from a rigid or semi-rigid material, the container portion including first and second sides, a front panel, a rear panel, a folded bottom and an open top;
• a header fastened to an upper portion of the container portion, thereby covering the open top of the container portion and providing a closed package for contents therewithin, wherein a lower portion of the container portion is free of fastening to the header, the header being formed of polymeric material and including a zipper for access therethrough;
• the zipper being chosen from the group consisting of a flanged zipper free of sliders, a flanged zipper with a slider, a flanged zipper with opening lips, a flanged tamper-resistant zipper, a tamper-evident zipper, a string zipper, a double zipper, a multiple track zipper, a zipper with a tear line, a zipper with flanges connected above the locking elements, a zipper with flanges connected below the locking elements, a leak-resistant zipper, a zipper with a peel seal, a hinged zipper, a zipper with spot seals, a zipper with eyemarks, a partly sealed zipper, a zipper with shape-retaining characteristics, a pinch grip pull zipper, zipper tape, a perforated cap zipper tape, a zipper with a weakened line of resistance, a zipper with a wedge, a zipper with a stabilizing post, a zipper with guide ribs, a zipper with a compression post, and a laminated zipper tape with a tear bead.