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

A study published in October found black plastic could exposure people to dangerous levels of the flame retardant BDE-209.

A recent study showed that many household products made of black plastic are contaminated with flame retardants.

First commercialized in the 1970s, decabromodiphenyl ether (also known as BDE-209 or deca-BDE) quickly became a popular ...

A recent study included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of contamination, but its authors are standing ...

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

But she and other experts are urging people to avoid using spoons, spatulas, ladles, tongs and containers made from the ubiquitous material. A growing body of research suggests black plastic, which ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency fails to protect the public from a toxic flame retardant found in black plastic ...

A recent study found black plastic kitchen tools had high levels of toxins - but researchers admit they overestimated the ...

Could your trusty black spatula be trying to poison you, as some alarmist headlines fueled by a lawsuit and some dodgy ...

Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching ...

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 ...