Packaging article with vented seal

A packaged product comprises a packaging article and a product surrounded by the packaging article. The packaging article comprises a flexible packaging film. The packaging article has a seal along one edge thereof, the seal comprising two seals each having a gap therein, i.e., a vent, which allows air within the package to escape during stacking of the bags on, for example, a pallet. The vents also allow air to reenter the bag so that the bags maintain a uniform appearance for display and sale. The vents are offset from one another, to provide a tortuous path into and out of the packaging article, to minimize the escape of the product and the entry of foreign objects.