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That plastic container the woman at the buka just packed your rice into.

She scooped it from the pot, steaming, fresh off the fire, dropped it into a thin plastic plate, snapped the lid, and handed it over for ₦500.

The food was about 90°C when it hit that plastic, and the plastic started leaching.

Most takeaway containers in Nigeria are made from polystyrene or low-grade plastic. They are not heat-stable.

When hot food, especially food with oil or acid, touches them, the plastic releases chemicals into the food.

Styrene, Bisphenol A (BPA)

That plastic container the woman at the buka just packed your rice into. She scooped it from the po...

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