a tamper indicating cover seals the closure of a cap container . the cover is secured to the container by means of a safety band secured over an annular protrusion on the container . the safety band has visual indicia different from the remainder of the cover so that when a pull tab on the safety band is pulled , the indicia controling safety band is removed . as the safety band is removed , the remainder of the plastic cover is torn as a result of a helical tear line which may be a stress pattern or a thread embedded in the plastic cover . the cover is secured to the container by heat fusing or other means between the safety band and the protrusion on the container .