Second, today 15% of the plastic in recycling centers is black, and the majority of that is single-use food containers. In theory, this plastic would be superb to recycle to make more black food ...

Go to your kitchen, grab your black spatula and throw it in the trash. Immediately. That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic ...

Researchers found toxic flame retardants in many black plastic household goods. Health. The dangers and health risks associated with black plastic. December 16, 2024 5:12 AM ET.

A study, published last month in the journal Chemosphere, tested 203 household products made of black plastic. The researchers found 85% of them contained high concentrations of flame retardant. When ...

We asked experts if black plastic utensils are toxic and if so, what you should be using instead. Spoiler alert: You may want to consider bamboo or silicone instead. IE 11 is not supported.

It’s probably a good idea to ditch your black plastic utensils, since they may expose you to harmful chemicals. Here’s what to use instead.

An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black plastic kitchen utensils, toys and to-go packages earlier this month overstated the concern, the researchers admit. But they still say ...

"Morning Edition" reported on the health risks of flame retardants in black plastic kitchenware. The study cited has issued a correction. The risk is lower than initially reported.

Have black plastic in your home? It could expose you to toxic chemicals, researchers say. A study raises concerns that recycled plastic containing flame retardants, initially used in electronics ...

Experts, however, say that the debate over the study — and over black plastic kitchen utensils — misses the point. The so-called safe level of flame retardants, they argue, is based on old ...

The toxins are not in every black-colored item — for example, you won’t find it in a black spatula made of silicone. Nor are they in every black plastic item.