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An indicator including an indicator product that is adapted to change visual appearance, an indicator scale in near adjacency to the indicator product including substantially all of the visual appearances that the indicator product can display and a binary scale in near adjacency with the indicator

An indicator including an indicator product that is adapted to change visual appearance, an indicator scale in near adjacency to the indicator product including substantially all of the visual appearances that the indicator product can display and a binary scale in near adjacency with the indicator product and the indicator scale. A package adapted to contain a product is also disclosed including a container for holding the product with an indicator secured to the container. Associated methods of (i) determining whether a product in a package is acceptable; (ii) packaging a product; and (iii) making an indicator label are also disclosed.

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[ What is claimed is:] [29.] A method of packaging a product comprising:providing a container;placing a product in said container; andproviding on said container an indicator comprising (i) a time/temperature indicator that irreversibly changes visual appearances based on a combination of predetermi

[ What is claimed is:] [29.] A method of packaging a product comprising:providing a container;placing a product in said container; andproviding on said container an indicator comprising (i) a time/temperature indicator that irreversibly changes visual appearances based on a combination of predetermined times and temperatures; (ii) an indicator scale adjacent to said time/temperature indicator including substantially all of said visual appearances that said time/temperature indicator can display; and (iii) a binary scale in near adjacency with said time/temperature indicator and said indicator scale, said binary scale including a first zone and a second zone.