Container and lid with tamper evident closure

A container and lid assembly comprising:

• a container body, said container body including a bottom portion, a container wall having an inner surface and an outer surface extending upwardly from said bottom portion to a top edge defining an open top, a container rim extending peripherally around said open top, a locking bead extending radially outward from said outer surface of said container wall adjacent said top edge of said container wall, a first shoulder extending radially outward from said outer surface of said container wall below said locking bead and terminating in an outer edge, and a second shoulder extending radially outward from said container wall and having a top surface;
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• a lid member forming a sealing closure over the open top of the container body when said lid member is mounted on the container rim, said lid member comprising a top portion, a generally vertical inner wall connected to said top portion, and a skirt portion connected to and depending from said top portion and defining an inner surface, said skirt portion being positioned confronting the outer surface of the container wall and said inner wall of the lid member confronting the inner surface of the container wall when said lid member is mounted on the container rim, said skirt portion defining a ridge member extending radially inwardly from said inner surface of said skirt portion and positioned below the locking bead of the container body when said lid member is mounted on the container rim, said skirt portion further having a groove extending around said inner surface of said skirt portion below said ridge member and defining a tear strip region below said groove, said groove engaging the outer edge of the first shoulder when said lid member is mounted on the container rim, said tear strip further defining a gripping region and a distal end, said distal end closely confronting the top surface of the second shoulder when the lid member is mounted on the container rim.