The scientists behind a popular study on the health effects of flame retardants in black plastic cooking utensils and toys ...

Earthjustice is suing the EPA over its weak regulation of the type of flame retardant that poses serious risks to the health ...

A new study detected dangerous chemicals in a variety of household items. But experts say the health risks aren’t clear-cut.

If you recently threw out your black plastic spatula, as several news articles urged us to do, you might want to see if you ...

There is probably no quote more often cited in discussions of toxicity than that of 16th-century Swiss physician and ...

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.

Since optical sensors at recycling facilities can't detect them, black plastics are largely rejected from household waste ...

I have a few black plastic kitchen utensils in my drawer, but I’ve read that they’re dangerous. Is that true?Recent headlines ...

Chances are there’s a well-used black plastic spatula, spoon or ladle near the stove. Scientists say it belongs in the trash. A recent study adds to the evidence that black plastic household ...

In the study, researchers estimated that using black plastic kitchenware could cause an intake of 34,700 nanograms a day of ...

Francky Knapp is the commerce writer at Eater, and an award-winning writer with bylines in GQ, VICE, The Daily Beast, and ...

Dec. 16, 2024 — Scientists have developed a 3D concrete printing method that captures carbon, demonstrating a new pathway to reduce the environmental impact of the construction ...