Recent research published in the journal Chemosphere has warned that products made with recycled black plastic, including children’s toys and cooking utensils, like spatulas and ladles, could contain ...

The study's conclusion — that dangerous levels of flame-retardant chemicals had been found in a variety of plastic household items, including kitchen utensils — was alarming to many on social ...

For this reason, many have been phased out or banned, including some found in the kitchen utensils in Liu’s analysis. How did these chemicals find their way into our kitchens? Recycling.

Researchers tested 203 black plastic items that are available in the U.S., ranging from cooking utensils and food storage to personal care products and toys, for flame retardants. Eighty-five percent ...

Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the plastic to migrate into the food you’re about to eat. But researchers are now saying ...