The headline made me think it was about eating delivery/takeout food from plastic containers specifically vs eating plated food that <i>had been</i> in plastic containers.<p>Which seemed curious. So I read TFA.<p>And no, this is about all hot food put in plastic containers for delivery/takeout regardless of how it's later eaten.<p>When I was in China, I saw that food delivery was massive, cheap and easy. And the food is often piping hot and put in plastic containers.<p>Edit: Link to paper <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324014593#sec0150" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014765132...</a>