Patent ID: 8616374

Claim:
A pouch for containing a product, the pouch comprising a first wall and a second wall, the first wall and second wall being joined together in sealed regions, the sealed regions substantially surrounding a partially separable compartment including a product portion within which a product can be located, the first wall comprising a tear strip extending across at least a part of the partially separable compartment, the tear strip including a tab portion at a proximal end, the tab portion being located away from the edges of the pouch and there being a sealed portion between the tab portion and the partially separable compartment, the tear strip including tear guiding regions in the first and second walls at first and second opposing edges, the pouch being arranged such that the tab portion can be grasped and a removal force exerted thereon to cause a tear to extend along each of the tear guiding regions and across at least a part of the partially separable compartment so that at least a portion of the tear strip is torn away from the pouch, wherein the at least a portion of the tear strip torn away from the pouch includes the product portion of the partially separable compartment and wherein the product is removable from either side of the tear strip.