Flame retardants leaching from recycled electronics are ending up in everyday black plastic items, a new report alleges.

Black-colored plastic used in kitchen utensils, takeout containers and children’s toys may contain potentially cancerous ...

Recent research has revealed alarming levels of toxic flame retardants in black-colored plastic kitchen utensils, raising ...

Researchers have identified nearly 200 chemicals used to make food packaging that could possibly increase the risk of breast ...

There are a vast number of sources of these chemicals, ranging from plastic bags and bottles to take-out containers and shrink wrap to manufacturing and cooking equipment. Scientists have ...

Shrink-wrap sealed around a piece of raw meat. Takeout containers filled with restaurant leftovers. Plastic bottles filled with soft drinks. These are just a few types of food packaging that ...

earning them the name “forever chemicals.” PFAS are used in food packaging to prevent liquids from soaking through wrappers and are also found in the ink used on food containers. Research into ...

Those sources range from specific ingredients intentionally added to pesticides to contamination via leaching from fluorinated storage ... of fluorinated containers and other as-yet-undetermined ...

PFAS can also be found in the ink used to print logos and instructions on food containers. Chemicals in the PFAS family are linked to high cholesterol, cancer and various chronic diseases as well ...

takeout containers and children’s toys may contain potentially cancerous chemicals due to mistakes in recycling practices, a new study finds. The study — published Tuesday, Oct. 1, in the ...