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 ...

It’s one of the biggest cooking weeks of the year for many families. Chances are there’s a well-used black plastic spatula, spoon or ladle near the stove. Scientists say it belongs in the trash. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New details about a study that warned against black plastic spatulas and other kitchen tools have come out. (Getty Creative) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. black plastic kitchen utensils like spatula and large spoon - Iuliia Alekseeva/Getty Images So, why specifically black plastic ...

A passionate home cook since childhood, Mark Marino has covered food news for numerous national print and digital publications. He also served as the executive director of The Kitchn's shopping team, ...

Earthjustice is suing the EPA over its weak regulation of decaBDE, a type of flame retardant that poses serious risks to the health of both people and wildlife. When a recent study found that ...

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You’ll flip for it too. Black plastic kitchen utensils have made a lot of headlines lately due to reports that they may leach toxic chemicals into food when exposed to heat. While I have done a great ...

Take a peek into almost any kitchen drawer, and you're likely to find one: a trusty, often well-used, black plastic spatula. It's a kitchen staple, seemingly innocuous and always ready for flipping ...

Spatulas are an essential tool in any kitchen. A good one will lift and flip foods from pans and trays with ease, and is heat resistant enough to endure incredibly high temperatures. But different ...

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 ...