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Why you may want to throw away your black plastic cooking utensils
Black plastic kitchen utensils, like the ones pictured, were found to have high levels of flame retardant in a recent study. (Getty Images) “Despite the lack of transparency and restrictions ...
Los Angeles Times6mon
Your cool black kitchenware could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do
The authors of the Chemosphere study found that everyday household items that are made of black recycled plastic, including kitchen utensils, take-out containers, toys and hair accessories ...
Verywell Health on MSN4mon
Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils Might Be Toxic. Here's What You Can Use Instead
Fact checked by Jillian Dara There’s yet more evidence that exposure to plastics can be harmful to health. Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen ...
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Black-colored plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants
Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching ...
The New York Times1mon
Black Plastic Kitchen Tools Might Expose You to Toxic Chemicals. Here’s What to Use Instead.
On top of that, black plastic—often used for kitchen utensils and takeout items—is a notoriously difficult color to sort for recycling, and most of it gets rejected. To meet the demand for ...