Tamper evident plastic food container

A tamper evident container capable of assuming an open arrangement and an initially sealed arrangement, the container comprising:

• a lid and a base;
• the lid including a cover surface and a lid rim, the lid rim circumferentially extending about the periphery of the lid;
• the base including a base rim circumferentially extending about the periphery of the base;
• the lid rim and the base rim being configured to frictionally engage each other when the container is in the sealed arrangement;
• a frangible hinge;
• the hinge connected to a top pinch segment peripherally projecting from the lid rim and a bottom pinch segment peripherally projecting from the base rim such that when the container is in the initially sealed arrangement the top pinch segment and the bottom pinch have a vertical separation distance between them that extends between a first point on the top pinch segment and a second point on the bottom pinch segment;
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• the frangible hinge configured to rupture when the vertical separation distance is reduced.