Tamper-Evident, Tear-Open Resealable Package

A tamper-evident package utilizes a transparent resealable adhesive structure such as a tape or a label to cover the portal opening. When the package is first opened, frangible portions of the package between adjacent arcuate cuts and slits that define the portal are torn and distorted so that re-registration of the opposing laterally-extending edges of the portal upon reclosing is not possible. This results in a package which is visually tamper-evident. The tamper-evident condition can be enhanced by graphics or other printing on the front of the package in the area of the arcuate cuts and the center of the portal to make the misalignment of a resealed portal viewed through the transparent reseal structure more visually apparent. In one embodiment of the invention, a series of arcuate cuts are centered laterally and are flanked on the right and left sides by two continuous wavy slits, which together form the portal.