When were the old style ring pulls phased out?!


Question: When were the old style ring pulls phased out!?
Remember the old ring-pulls that you pull right off of the can!?

When were they phased out in the UK!? I think it was late 80's but the missus says early 90's - whoever is right gets tea cooked for them so fingers crossed!Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
1989 by the looks of it!.
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From what I recall, it was something to do with the danger that discarded ring pulls caused to wildlife especially birds getting their feet caught in them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

From memory I dont recall seeing any of the new ones until the early 1990sWww@FoodAQ@Com





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