Recently, there’s been lots of buzz about the dangers of cooking with black plastic utensils — think spoons, spatulas and more. The main claim: Using black plastic to stir things in your pots ...

“Toxic flame retardants are ending up in black plastic household products because of deeply inadequate rules on hazardous chemicals and dirty plastic ... out of kitchen utensils into food ...

People Home cooks, listen up! It might be time for a kitchen utensil overhaul. A new study found that black-colored plastic — common in spatulas, tongs, and other kitchen tools — may contain ...

They were given the alternative of providing free utensils made of paper or wood. Of the approximately 9 million tons of plastic garbage produced annually in Japan, about 100,000 tons consist of ...

Recently, there’s been lots of buzz about the dangers of cooking with black plastic utensils — think spoons, spatulas and more. The main claim: Using black plastic to stir things in your pots ...

Published in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere, experts from the nonprofit Toxic-Free Future said they detected flame retardants and other toxic chemicals in 85% of 203 items made of black plastic ...

In December, a bungled health warning over black plastic spatulas didn’t help faltering trust in science. First, researchers warned us to throw away the ubiquitous utensils because the recycling ...