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Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren't so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says
A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately ... the numbers with what we can toss in our blue recycling bins. The 1 through 7 numbers stand for ...
Los Angeles Times6mon
Your cool black kitchenware could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do
The toxic chemicals are not in every black-colored item — for example, you won’t find them in a black spatula made of silicone. Nor are they in every black plastic item. The problem is ...
CNN6mon
Toxic chemical in black plastic utensils and toys is being allowed to proliferate by EPA, lawsuit alleges
DecaBDE has been found in black plastic kitchen utensils ... incinerators don’t burn hot enough to destroy the chemical, so its toxic breakdown products are released into the environment ...
Daily Mail1y
Toxic chemicals are found in more than 200 19th-century books ... here is how YOU can spot a 'deadly' edition
Scientists have now found traces of the toxic chemical, arsenic ... was eventually discarded because of its tendency to fade to black when it came into contact with Sulphur pollutants that ...
USA Today5mon
Are your plastic kitchen utensils toxic? An alarming study gets an update.
An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black ... toxic flame retardants a 132-pound person could safely ingest. The Environmental Protection Agency's "reference dose" of these ...
The Spokesman-Review5mon
Black plastic kitchen tools could contain toxic chemicals. Here’s what to do.
A growing body of research suggests black plastic, which can be made from recycled electronic waste, could contain toxic chemicals that might leach into your food while you’re cooking.
WLTX196mon
Recycled black plastic utensils may contain harmful chemicals, experts say
Several VERIFY readers reached out to us to ask if black plastics ... Significant exposure to them can be toxic. Many of these often complex chemicals are made from bromine, which can be toxic ...
Los Angeles Times5mon
Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren’t so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says
A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately ... the numbers with what we can toss in our blue recycling bins. The 1 through 7 numbers stand for ...
Detroit News5mon
Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren't so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says
A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away ... to 7 and we commonly associate the numbers with what we can toss in our blue recycling bins.