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 ...

LOS ANGELES — Go to your kitchen, grab your black spatula and throw it in the trash. Immediately. That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking ...

When a recent study found that household items made of black plastic—from kitchen tools like spatulas to takeout containers and even children’s toys—contain toxic flame retardants ...

Should you throw out your black plastic spatula? A recent study that reported alarming levels of several flame retardants in common black-colored plastic items (including cooking utensils ...

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.