If you’re taking stock of your kitchen tools, a cursory scan around the room will probably reveal a common trend: black plastic. “Black plastic is in virtually every kitchen in America ...

A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of ...

If you’re taking stock of your kitchen tools, a cursory scan around the room will probably reveal a common trend: black plastic. “Black plastic is in virtually every kitchen in America ...

That is what a recent study published in the journal Chemosphere concludes—household black plastic items have been silently releasing harmful chemicals. Researchers tested various household objects ...

Republicans blasted the auction and sale of surplus border wall materials, with President-elect Donald Trump leading the criticism. The items were sold through an online auctioneer due to the ...

Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...

Media reports that black plastic kitchen utensils contain dangerous levels of a flame retardant – decabromodiphenyl ether or decaBDE caused people across the U.S. to throw out their perfectly good ...

A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of ...

Kaitlin Sullivan is a health and science journalist based in Colorado. She's been part of multiple award-winning investigations into health topics including the international medical device ...

The removal from the Web of Science on December 16 came just a day after a correction was issued on the black plastic study. That study claimed to find a "high exposure potential" of toxic flame ...