It too was packed in a plastic food container manufactured in India and sold in around 100 shops in Britain.

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Every astronaut gets to bring a bonus food container--food they like personally.

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And when Rudolph was finally caught in May 2003, it was at a trash container while foraging for food, evidence that he had no helpers, Nahmias said.

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"If I had an option, I'd bring my own containers or get it served on something else, but this is all they give you, " said Pena, who bought lunch served in a plastic foam container from a midtown Manhattan food cart.

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Food for the Poor has already sent 30 container loads of relief supplies to Haiti.

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At the moment, when food inspectors investigate a report of tainted food, they place the offending morsel in a sterile container and take it to a lab for analysis.

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The discovery that clay could be formed into a container and baked until hard allowed people to carry, cook, serve and store their food.

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