According to recent headlines, black plastic cooking items can be dangerous for your health. Here’s what the experts say.
Recent headlines have urged people to immediately throw out any black plastic items lying around their homes, warning that they could contain toxic chemicals.spurred many of these reports. It found that some of these items – including spatulas, sushi takeout trays and children’s toys – could shed flame retardants.
It’s not possible for people to tell which black plastic items might contain flame retardants, but in the new study, researchers found the chemicals in 17 of the more than 200 household products they tested. Some products were found to contain decaBDE, a flame retardant linked to cancer that the US Environmental Protection Agency banned in 2021found that pregnant women exposed to these chemicals in electronics, textiles and building materials had a higher risk of premature birth.
Still, there are a number of questions scientists need to answer, including what levels of exposure lead to the most severe health outcomes, and how much risk people might face from everyday use of black plastic items.The new study, which was conducted by a consumer advocacy group, Toxic-Free Future, based its estimates of the levels of toxins on research published in.
Experts suggest that you avoid leaving your plastic utensils in hot pots or pans. They also advise against reheating food in black plastic containers, and say you should throw away black plastic items that are chipped or dented to avoid the risk that the splintered plastic will contaminate food.
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