Patent ID: 7748561

Claim:
A container for foodstuffs comprising: a cover, said cover having an inner surface, an outer surface and a peripheral edge, said cover defining at least two compartments, said cover having an opening therein and said cover otherwise defining an essentially gas impermeable member, said cover further defining a first locking member; a generally gas impermeable sealing film applied to said cover and extending over said at least two compartments to define a generally enclosed interior space with said cover; a base tray, said tray having an inner surface, an outside surface and a peripheral edge, said inner surface being generally concave and said base tray comprising an essentially gas impermeable material, said base defining a second locking member, said base connected to said cover such that said sealing film is located between said cover and base, said cover and base connected to one another via engagement of said first and second locking members; and an atmosphere control member closing said opening in said cover, said atmosphere control member configured to permit gas to flow through the interior area of said container when said atmosphere control member covers said opening, and wherein said opening is defined in a recessed area of said cover, said cover defining one or more air pathways leading to said recessed area and further comprising a packaging label located over said recessed area, whereby said packaging label is positioned over, but spaced from, said atmosphere control member so as to obscure said atmosphere control member, but whereby air may flow through said one or more air pathways to and from said atmosphere control member.