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Flame Retardants in Black Plastic Spatulas Concerns Scientists
The scientists behind a popular study on the health effects of flame retardants in black plastic cooking utensils and toys ...
Spotlight on the 2025 Best New Product Awards Nominees
BrandSpark, in partnership with Newsweek, is excited to present the 17th annual Best New Product Awards nominees.
Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index
The publisher of a high-profile, now-corrected study on black plastics has been removed from a critical index of academic ...
Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?
Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching ...
Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren’t so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says
A study warning consumers to toss out their black plastic spatula immediately had a math error but experts are still urging ...
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Deer Park, Poland Spring, other bottled water giants are disrupting the industry with a major shakeup — here's how
Major water labels Poland Spring, Deer Park, Ice Mountain, Arrowhead, and Pure Life announced in April they would offer the ...
Black-colored plastic products may contain toxic chemicals, harm your health
A new study has identified flame retardants, which are commonly used in electronic devices, in many household basics where ...
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Are your plastic kitchen utensils toxic? An alarming study gets an update.
An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black plastic kitchen utensils, toys and to-go packages earlier this month overstated the concern, the researchers admit. But they still say ...
Why compostable plastic is not a silver bullet for eliminating plastic waste
Modern society has a big problem when it comes to plastic -- and it's contributing heavily to pollution and climate change.
Recent panic over black plastic started with a math error
First commercialized in the 1970s, decabromodiphenyl ether (also known as BDE-209 or deca-BDE) quickly became a popular ...