A New Study Found Banned Flame Retardants on Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils and Food Containers

“The authors also detected the banned compound deca-BDE, which was typically used in electronics casings before it was banned. It was found widely on the kitchen utensils tested, with the authors noting that the ‘estimation of exposure to BDE-209 from contaminated kitchen utensils indicated users would have a median intake of 34,700 ng/day, exceeding estimates for intake from dust and diet.’”