Black plastic items such kitchen utensils, food containers, clothing and hair accessories and electronic equipment casing may have toxic brominated retardants, otherwise known as BFRs. (Photo: Getty) ...

For years, Minneapolis has banned non-compostable, non-recyclable to-go containers. Starting Jan. 1, black plastic, which isn’t compatible with recycling equipment, was included in that ban’s ...

A new study detected dangerous chemicals in a variety of household items. But experts say the health risks aren’t clear-cut. Credit...Tonje Thilesen for The New York Times Supported by By Emily ...

Update on January 14, 2025: Added in the note regarding the errors in the original study. Checked prices on alternative products. We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed ...

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 utensil ...

Black plastic containers and other items were found to contain chemicals that can be harmful to our health If you wanted to, you could easily identify types of food from their takeout container. Clear ...

Zoë Schlanger, a science writer at The Atlantic, was looking for a story last October when she got an email about a new study warning how the chemicals in black-plastic cookware could be leaching into ...

I often research and write about plastics in the home, and the net result has been me ditching my plastic cutting board and storage containers. I also use mostly wooden and metal utensils, but up ...

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