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 ...

As a professional kitchen gear tester, my utensil crock is constantly overflowing with wooden spoons and silicone spatulas. In an effort to reduce my use of black plastic (and refine my utensil ...

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 ...

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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.

It’s impossible to avoid all exposure to plastic. But updating your spatula, stirring spoon, or other kitchen gear from plastic is a simple swap, especially if you use these utensils often.

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 ...

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 ...

Stapleton said she used a wooden spoon and metal utensils for most cooking. But she still uses a black plastic spatula to cook eggs the way she likes and to avoid scratching her nonstick pan.

But she still uses a black plastic spatula to cook eggs the way she likes and to avoid scratching her nonstick pan. “Everything in moderation,” she said.