Black Plastic

  • Black plastic, used in cooking spatulas, takeout boxes, and kitchen peelers, was found to contain toxic flame retardants in a study last year.
  • The study initially claimed that black plastic utensils could leach toxic chemicals into food at hazardous levels.
  • The researchers discovered they had miscalculated the exposure levels of one toxic chemical and recently issued a correction.
  • Black plastic is often made from recycled electronic waste, including computers, TVs, and appliances.
  • These electronics contain substances like bromine-based flame retardants [decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209)], antimony, lead, cadmium, and mercury.
  • Many of these toxic substances are banned in several countries due to their health ....
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