Product packaging material and method and apparatus for producing product packaging material

摘要

A tear-tape (1) for opening a product wrapper (6), said tear-tape (1) comprising at least one band (2) to be provided on a surface of the product wrapper (6), wherein the tear-tape comprises at least two intersecting branches (3, 4) and wherein the intersection (8) between said branches is located between distal ends of a first branch such that, in use, opening of said product wrapper (6) follows a first opening stage along said first branch (3), from a first end thereof, followed by a second stage along the two intersecting branches (3, 4), from said intersection (8) until at least one of a second end of the first branch (3) and an end of the second branch (4).