Is recycled plastic in utensils and toys really a big health concern?
Chemicals can leach from black plastic utensils into food during cooking
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I recently threw away my trusty black plastic spatula after a scientific paper claimed that such utensils may contain dangerous levels of flame-retardant chemicals. It turns out the researchers had a misplaced decimal point, and the concentration of chemicals wasn’t nearly as close to safety limits as was originally stated.
Regardless, the work still found some level of fire retardants in 85 per cent of 203 common household items. But how risky is this, if at all, to our health?
