Today's mass-produced nattō is usually sold in small polystyrene containers.
It is a simple gesture that manages to be political, making points about synthetic food and polystyrene containers.
When heated with water inside, polystyrene containers sagged and deformed, but polypropylene containers did not.
Styrene oligomers in polystyrene containers used for food packaging have been found to migrate into the food.
After final inspection, units were placed in special polystyrene containers and packed.
"Just because a polystyrene container is labeled recyclable, it does not mean much if the nearest recycling plant is hundreds of miles away."
Hints for success include the use of polystyrene containers, battery air pumps, and artificial seawater (without plankton).
Cuñapés are usually baked in the mornings and sold later on the streets, while being transported in polystyrene containers.
You can be exposed to low levels of styrene by breathing indoor air or eating food stored in polystyrene containers.
The small pocket pitas are difficult to fill without breaking, and so the dish may be served as a loose assortment in a polystyrene container.