Flip-top tamper evident closure

A dispensing closure for a container, the dispensing closure comprising:

• a flip-top lid having a lid thickness;
• a main body;
• a first hinge integrally molded to and pivotably connecting the flip-top lid to the main body, the first hinge located on a top surface of the main body, the first hinge configured to permit pivoting of the flip-top lid relative to the main body between a closed position and an open position;
• a tamper-evident element being initially intact, the tamper-evident element secured to at least a portion of the flip-top lid and to at least a portion of the top surface of the main body in the closed position before the flip-top lid is first pivoted to the open position defining an initial sealing state, the tamper-evident element being configured to fracture where the tamper-evident element is secured to the flip-top lid when the flip-top lid is first pivoted to the open position following the initial sealing state with at least a portion of the tamper-evident element remaining secured to the at least a portion of the top surface of the main body.