New details about a study that warned against black plastic spatulas and other kitchen tools have come out. (Getty Creative) In October, home chefs and foodies collectively freaked out when research ...

When a recent study found that household items made of black plastic—from kitchen tools like spatulas to takeout containers and even children’s toys—contain toxic flame retardants, some took it as a ...

black plastic kitchen utensils like spatula and large spoon - Iuliia Alekseeva/Getty Images So, why specifically black plastic utensils? Items like spatulas, spoons, to-go lids, and even sushi trays ...

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Stainless steel utensils are flame-retardant-free, non-toxic alternatives to your old black plastic tools. We found the 10 ...

If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants. Those ...

Over the past year, people have begun to move away from black plastic utensils due to a study that found that 85% of plastic products tested contained toxic flame retardants. The distressing truth is ...

Last month, 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 ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

All I want for Christmas is a spatula. I didn’t know I wanted a new one until I found out online that the material in some spatulas, especially black plastic ones, should not be used around heat. I ...

In October, home chefs and foodies collectively freaked out when research was published that detected toxic flame retardants in black-colored plastic. The study, which was published in the journal ...