(57) A container which comprises a severable closing member comprising: an elongate ribbon having first and second planar surfaces and an imaginary longitudinal axis bisecting said planar surfaces: an adhesive layer over-laying and co-extensive with said first planar surface; and a release means overlaying and co-extensive with said planar ribbon surface; said elongate ribbon being provided with a plurality of uniformly spaced openings extending through said ribbon and being positioned in series along the imaginary longitudinal axis so that said closing member may be facilely severed by contact along said plurality of spaced openings, processes of forming and methods of opening the containers are described.