Package having a tearable seal and a method of opening said package

A package capable of housing a product, said package comprising:

• a) a front wall, a back wall, a first side, a second side, a bottom and a top, and having a void area formed between said front and back walls which can house said product, and said package being completely sealed after said product has been inserted into said void area;
• b) a tearable seal formed in both said front and back walls, said tearable seal having an end conterminuous with said first side, said tearable seal having a width, and said tearable seal being positioned closer to said top of said package than to said bottom of said package;
• c) a second seal formed in both said front and back walls which is positioned inward of said first and second sides and which is located between said tearable seal and said top, said second seal having a width which is at least 8 times larger than said width of said tearable seal, and said second seal having a patterned field of bonds;
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• d) said tearable seal s capable of breaking under a force of about 5 pounds or less.

A method of opening a package having a front wall, a back wall, a first side, a second side, a bottom and a top, a tearable seal formed in both said front and back walls which has an end conterminuous with said first side, and a second seal formed in both said front and back walls which is positioned inward of said first and second sides and which is located between said tearable seal and said top, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) gripping said package between a thumb and an index finger of each hand, one hand positioned above said tearable seal and the other hand positioned below said tearable seal;
• b) applying a forward force with one hand and a rearward force with the opposite hand to cause a portion of said tearable seal to start to break;
• c) continuing to tear said tearable seal until said top is at least about 90% torn away from a remaining portion of said package;
• d) pinching said front and back walls between said two hands;
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• e) pulling said front and back walls apart to break a remaining portion of said tearable seal and open said package.