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They do not. Food items can be stored in containers which "click" shut. The important thing is to keep the container as air-tight as reasonably possible.

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Several motivations are:
- to avoid the contamination of the content
- to avoid evaporation of the contant
- to avoid absorption of water vapors
- to avoid loss of the material if the container is overturned

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