food packaging a nightmarefirst published monday 9 march 2015 in opinionre helen mead column lt, monday march 3.her feature hit the nail on the head regarding awkward packaging.in the past, opening tins of corned beef, the square ones with a key, was a nightmare and dangerous. now i avoid them like the plague.opening packets of biscuits too is frustrating. amazingly, man can go to space to discover any life on planets, yet noone has discovered easy means and safe design in packaging.also, it would be of great assistance if there was larger printing on labels.sheila brennan, blackburn a great read n although not a regular reader of the lancashire telegraph, i think it&rsquos worth the money to read helen mead.she hits the nail on the head.w smith, colne