Black plastic is often full of cancerous, hormone disrupting flame retardants, a first-of-its-kind study finds. A sushi tray, spatula and beaded necklace are among black plastic items that tested with ...

There’s a good chance the tablet, phone or computer you’re reading this article on contains fire-retardant chemicals. Preventing your devices, including your television, from catching fire has some ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching from ...

When a recent study found that household items made of black plastic—from kitchen tools like spatulas to takeout containers and even children’s toys—contain toxic flame retardants, some took it as a ...

Lithium has become a hotly coveted mineral, and not just due to its integral role in batteries powering gadgets of all sizes. Lithium is very much the future of mobility, thanks to the massive battery ...

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, toys and ...

Many of them each have one prominent feature, but flaws in their other characteristics. This often leads to several plastics being required in one component. With BMC 0204, Lorenz Kunststoff GmbH has ...