Black plastic items could contain harmful chemicals, study finds

[@aprilroses17]

I am so sick of it being a full time job just trying to keep myself healthy just so i can get up and go tf to work and try to afford things that wont slowly sicken me

[@TimAl-ro5cw]

Thank you. Great point

[@KekeeBlack]

Bromine is literally something they put in food. Why is it only a problem when it's not in Mountain Dew? Anyway I am agreeing with you. I think of my longevity and health every day and every new finding is another lifestyle change I have to do.

[@thenightporter]

The problem is governments around the world allow for this crap to be manufactured. Plastic takeout containers or anything with a plastic coating should should never be allowed. Chinese takeout used to always be in the white cartons, now they are either in styrofoam plastic.

[@BurnaBwoi]

@@thenightporteron the flipside, there are numerous governments that ban half the stuff that the US allows companies to poison us with. Money is more important than a person smh

[@acvproductions]

They've been slowly been killing us for decades and have known about all this toxic plastic crap

[@luigi55125]

So, using toxic plastic spatulas on toxic teflon pans. Hooray!

[@cagage7010]

🤪

[@MorganMghee]

@@luigi55125 I have a folder for things like this labeled 'fda fail'. I still add to it but haven't looked in there in a while, too depressing

[@bngr_bngr]

As long as you don’t use a metal spatula on the Teflon pan.

[@JavenarchX]

Haha. Yeah... New "safe" Teflon... and "safe" silicon utensils

[@friendkerrek]

joy con boys

[@traildoggy]

So basically, instead of bearing the cost of safe disposal as a toxic waste product the plastics are 'upcycled' into consumer products.

[@oluomau.7489]

It’s a horrible cycle. Plastic has always known to be toxic at all levels. We produce and consume more than can be reasonably burned so recycled plastic became another option. Unfortunately, the risk increases due to heat and malleability. It would be better to not even create the plastic, till then short term costs of cheap plastic are going to cost people’s health

[@evonne315]

Yup. Exactly

[@familyforonehumanity5630]

Everything is about profit. And it's a vicious cycle. People are generally poorer so they do anything to get money and the industrial complex gets more and more willing ethical compromises

[@Omnihilo]

@@familyforonehumanity5630 unwilling*?

[@phil20_20]

Recycling was a scam pushed by big oil so we wouldn't complain about yet another petroleum product.

[@atomixfang]

And you cant even sue them. THEY KEEP POISONING US AND TELLING US IT IS OUR FAULT.

[@KKimmu88]

See, they can keep selling but at the end of the day, it is us that buy it. So time to not buy them & buy other utensils that are made from steel. Expensive yes, but way safer & lasts longer too.

[@evonne315]

Exactly

[@Rogerranger-l2b]

@@KKimmu88🤪

[@1summerflower]

💯

[@RealMTBAddict]

There's not a damn thing wrong with cast iron and butter. Time to go back to the 1940s.

[@LeahSelman]

pretty much everything at the dollar store

[@KathyBGood]

Yup, that's where I got my black chopping mat & black strainer spoon who knows how long ago.

[@MsKatyDidKnot]

That place smells like a plastics leach center. I don't go there, but I've got friends both rich and poor that shop there regularly. Cancer causing dioxins don't discriminate.

[@raymondkidwell7135]

They are buying them at temu now. I wouldn’t eat anything from china or eat on any Chinese product

[@denamathews2363]

It's EVERYWHERE. 😮😒😒😒

[@alexgetsbetter]

It’s almost like we should just… get rid of plastic? Because it sucks

[@EikottXD]

It's a wonderful material that is useful for many many things including the medical field. Saying get rid of plastics is crazy. Just don't introduce it to food would be a better statement.

[@shizukagozen777]

​@@EikottXD That's what they meant.

[@jamescarter3196]

@@shizukagozen777 No, it's not what they said and it's bizarre that you're randomly disputing that when we can all see it right there. don't bother with nonsense.

[@jamescarter3196]

No, but you just have really simplistic ideas about complex problems when you're ignorant and want to sound important with bonehead ideas.

[@shizukagozen777]

@@jamescarter3196 "Meant". Can you read ? Oh, my bad, you can't read and can't understand. 😔🙏

[@johnsb1550]

Well, that's good news. I'm keeping mine for the class action lawsuit because I don't have the receipt!

[@TheSouthIsHot]

I was thinking that exact thing: Class Action Lawsuit!

[@Stephanie-vn6ir]

Good thinking! I'm bagging up my black coffee maker and spatula!

[@richmon78]

Crazy thing is there is BPA in the coating of most thermal printed receipts. We're being slowly poisoned from all directions.

[@magicbiped]

We should never have introduced plastic in items that would come into contact with food. Glass has been used forever and can be recycled. Bring back the milk man!

[@KILLKING110]

Go away boomer if you had you're way the child mortality would still resemble that of the 60s

[@jamescarter3196]

Yeah great example, let's make spatulas out of glass. Maybe think about context instead of just blurting random stuff out.

[@magicbiped]

@jamescarter3196 I figured context would lead you to food containers made of glass. You are right, we would have to make spatulas out of a new product called wood...

[@Stephanie-vn6ir]

Yeah, bring back the milk man🥛 👨 I need to get pregnant !🤰 😂

[@theirmom4723]

@@jamescarter3196 Good lord!! he said stainless or glass in the interview. The spatula could be stainless and the milk jug glass. You haven't learned critical thinking, have you?

[@MrMetro-mt5qv]

Well, it is time to throw out… everything!

[@CT-vm4gf]

Nanoplastics are in the environment, you can’t escape plastic and it’s negative effects.

[@emjay2045]

The baby with the bathwater ?

[@oluomau.7489]

So don’t go outside and throw away everything… got it!

[@Harcorwrestler]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@CT-vm4gf Maybe. But you can reduce your use of plastics in your home and stop using zip loc bags and use compostable bags instead. And stop using plastic water bottles and use copper or stainless steel bottles. Easy switches that don’t hurt the wallet.

[@user-245er4ud]

Bamboo or stainless steel is the way to go yall

[@shizukagozen777]

Why I'm not even surprised at this point ? 🤦‍♀️

[@elisciachristie6984]

I've only had mine for two months, so thank you for this.

[@Charlie-phlezk]

Just use wood

[@MorganMghee]

Or bamboo

[@psylentrage]

Or metal

[@superbtrilogy5049]

Or your fingers

[@psylentrage]

@@superbtrilogy5049

[@emjay2045]

And silicone

[@mcnitt]

The answer is clear. Michael J. Fox needs to travel back in time to ensure the inventor of plastic never becomes a chemist!

[@legitbeans9078]

He also needs to stop murdering people

[@maryperry1773]

And stops dt from becoming Biff

[@AngelaSealana]

There are earth friendly plastics, but they're struggling to break into the market because the oil industry is so powerful.

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

​@@legitbeans9078what

[@nsls8223]

Barry Allen would get there quicker 😁

[@rogerlau4140]

why isnt this a national breaking news! it affect all of us!

[@kenbob1071]

Big Oil doesn't want it to be news.

[@reed6514]

I think this kinda stuff (products being toxic) has been national news for a couple decades at least. But national news isn't enough to fix the power structures that enable this stuff.

[@Dave....]

Because all this stuff adds to capitalism. They don't want everyone knowing, as it will slow down certain industries and money it contributes to.

[@brianlovelady6517]

Because they're eating the cats and dogs 😂

[@Bronzebeautywyn]

A lot of important things are kept from the public for reasons of national security.

[@MissBabyNe]

Why is recycled plastic used in 'food' contact items??

[@buckbenelli8]

Profit. It’s the American way. Money over our children’s health.

[@MoonstoneSummer]

Well hell…I need to throw out everything and start from scratch apparently

[@nygrl6102]

Go back to stone tablets.

[@newtiger007]

Scratch is covered in microplastics too

[@alexandraw6264]

You can find a lot of good older cookware secondhand, from before it was commonplace to have poison in everything.

[@CikisHelyzet]

Throw the silicone out while yr at it

[@RealMTBAddict]

Cast iron lasts for 100 years

[@xeniavega9404]

Thank you Dr. !!!! WE NEED MORE PROFESSIONAL LIKE YOU!!!!

[@davespriter]

of course i’m worried about myself, but what comes to mind next is this: too bad for people who live around the places these things are made, given that plastic companies dump plastic pellets in the water and burn off chemicals on rainy days right here in the US.

[@alexandraw6264]

It’s so awful. There are hundreds of places in the US that are infamous for absurdly high cancer rates and birth defects. But thank goodness those corporations are making record breaking profits year after year! This is what capitalism incentives.

[@CJ.1998X.Y.Z]

I’ve always used stainless steel pans and utensils they’re just as cheap as plastic ones that end up breaking faster anyway

[@warlockpaladin2261]

Another thing is that a lot of people tend to cook at higher temps than they probably should, which also accelerates breakdown and leaching.

[@psychospartan3007]

so youre saying my food should be raw

[@volkerengels5298]

I NEVER used such pans. I mean - you can see the material diminishing. I have decided to not eat that.... And never understand why someone eats burned plastic....? I think consumers become more and more out of touch with their body and taste. Over time they have become accustomed to more and more processed food. They accept 'peach in a can' !!! LMAO

[@warlockpaladin2261]

@@psychospartan3007 Most people are prone to burning their food.

[@reed6514]

​@@volkerengels5298Get off your high horse bro. You're not better than me just because you use stainless steel pans and spatulas. I for one cannot afford to replace any of my cookware, and i didn't choose to live in a world oversaturated with cheap & toxic products.

[@purplemist7]

​@@psychospartan3007Reading comprehension is not a strong skill of yours, I see.

[@onestarabove7027]

Throwing it out now

[@Cwgrlup]

Give me a break 😂

[@angryox3102]

And 1-10 years later we’ll find out that the replacement is just as bad if not worse.

[@MorganMghee]

@@angryox3102 all's we can do is try to utilize the best info we have at the time and be ready to adapt when new info is available. That doesn't preclude us from continuing to study and make stronger requirements for testing before approval of new materials and stop relying on 'there is no proof this causes harm' when in fact there is no proof because it hasn't been studied, not because studies show no harm.

[@QuanPookie]

@@angryox3102true

[@PVC22]

@@angryox3102wood and metal utensils have been around much longer than plastic utensils and are perfectly safe to use

[@misterfunnybones]

Cast iron pan & SS utensils for the win!

[@Moved2Rumble]

Exactly!

[@RajHK8]

I bought a cast iron pan and it says it contains nickel, lead and arsenic

[@emjay2045]

@@RajHK8😳

[@misterfunnybones]

@@RajHK8 in trace amounts so small that they'll never hurt you, but you could buy a porcelain enamel coated pan like Le Creuset.

[@RobertJarecki]

BUT CAST IRON AND STAINLESS STEEL ARE NOT PRETTY OR FASHIONABLE!!!! That's why I can't let *_anyone_* in my kitchen! I'm ashamed to be using the stuff that's been handed down from my grandmother!

[@kenbob1071]

Don't use plastic lids on your coffee drinks (or any drinks for that matter). You might as well just drink fire retardant.

[@Calvertons]

Rotisserie chickens are in these containers in heat booths all day at the grocery store. The base 1/2 is usually thermoformed black plastic.

[@user-245er4ud]

Move on to Bamboo and stainless steel for all kitchenware stuff. Throw out your nonstick and plastic everything.

[@MichaelBurkhalter]

They might contain microplastics too! Maybe it’s about time we just stop manufacturing plastics

[@MorganMghee]

@@MichaelBurkhalter way past time

[@volkerengels5298]

the production is expected to rise a lot. In this-reality you can't stop that. You know - gdp and so.... We are not brave enough to face a livable reality.

[@Boxagami]

lol, well no more EV cars.

[@psylentrage]

Bring back glass returnable bottles for EVERYTHING

[@britannic124]

Plastic doesn’t contain microplastics. Microplastics are plastics that fall off the main item. Everything plastic leaves microplastics.

[@TheMissingDislikeButton]

They need to check every plastic kitchen tools

[@bernob9770]

Crazy! it will take another 10 years before the gov. move on this topic.

[@CT-vm4gf]

At least.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

You might help by voting for lawmakers who care about the environment and healthcare.

[@Cara-380]

​@@MariaMartinez-researcher But didn't you know climate change is a hoax, quackery like naturopathy and homeopathy are now considered legitimate healthcare options and gun ownership is more important than keeping children safe?? Who needs medical, scientific or industry experts when we have politicians touting a lack of experience makes them a perfect choice for elected office?!?

[@MsKatyDidKnot]

@@MariaMartinez-researcher No lawmaker in America will side with citizens or the environment. Ever since Citizens United (2010), Congress represented corporations.

[@the-craig]

That's regulatory capture for ya, baby!

[@SimplisticallyDigital]

I loaned a set of black plastic kitchen utensils to a host of a dinner party. The host ran off with my utensils. For a quick second, I was irritated about it, but then I thought about it. The utensils have macro and micro plastics in them because the tips were starting to shed off in small bits and yesterday, I literally went online and ordered a set of wooden kitchen utensils. Good time for me to officially switch over. I also switched over to using glass mason jars to drink from.

[@AnnV918]

Wood isn’t any safer, and think about it where is it growing? What did it absorb during its life?

[@SimplisticallyDigital]

@@AnnV918 good point. I think wood is a better option than plastic any day. What do you recommend if wood is not acceptable? Metal? Heavy metals can become an issue as well so one way or another we’re going to have to do something. The lesser of two evils. 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@HappyHappy-sq4ij]

Shocked that the result of oil industry lobbying (not science) results in more problems 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@alexandraw6264]

Who could have predicted! (Scientists and activists decades ago)

[@Castaway.....]

We need to get rid of all plastic in food industry

[@htopherollem649]

just FYI "every can of food, soda, and beer is lined with PFAS " and BPA free just uses a "sister" chemical. being warned about black plastic is a distraction much like carbon neutral or clean coal

[@MsKatyDidKnot]

Yes! The trick is that the FDA doesn't require companies to test plasticizers and the like before placing products on the market. It isn't until enough people come down with cancers triggered by these materials that they ban them, after which, chemists simply slightly change the makeup of the chemical, or, 'sister' it, as you say. It doesn't matter though, b/c past, current, and future plasticizers were, are, and will be toxic to the human body.

[@the-four-seven]

How are you gonna use quotes and not attribute a source, come on dude

[@jjohnson041095]

I swear they do this on purpose. We always find this out when its too late.

[@colin1235421]

Thank you for coming forward with this.

[@ForNika]

I knew these but Why did I wait so long to stop buying them and throw away this toxic kitchen tool?!!!

[@Musicdudeyoutub]

Up to 23,000 ppm?? Holy cow that's so bad.. I feel stupid for using these now

[@davespriter]

don’t feel stupid. it’s not like anybody warned you ahead of time. people expect that day to day goods that cost a normal price have no reason to be too good to be true, you know? it’s not like it’s obvious which things sold in our grocery stores are dangerous scams and which are just regular products, especially in this case where the main difference is color, which seems like such a superficial detail.

[@Musicdudeyoutub]

@@davespriter We kind of know though... when everything is made overseas in a communist dictatorship with questionable regulation and questionable amicability... our health may not be their first concern.

[@alexandraw6264]

It’s not your fault. This toxic sh*t is illegal in many countries for a reason. It shouldn’t be a full time job to figure out which basic necessities might have disastrous consequences on your health. It is our politicians and their corporate benefactors who have failed you.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

So why are the people whose job it is to ensure products are safe or meet guidelines not getting sacked? So much for recycling, it just mixes bad stuff with everything else.

[@Geo-qk4dq]

Because the regulators are not well funded or empowered to actually enforce the laws

[@AGILISFPV]

Because republicans, and specifically the ideological supreme court have taken powers away from consumer protection agencies. This is on purpose, because they are bought and paid for. Some notable decisions are Michigan v EPA, West Virginia v EPA, Seila Law v Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. There’s many many more.

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

Bruh

[@Moved2Rumble]

This isn't anything new.. I've known about this for around 20 years and it's the reason I only use metal or wood utensils. I also don't use any coated pans as they too leak toxic chemicals into your food. It's common sense.

[@oreotookie]

Same here. I have steel pots and cast iron pans. All used with steel utensils.

[@alexandraw6264]

Me too. It’s been suppressed for so long, thanks to corporate lobbying and spineless politicians. This toxic crap is illegal in many countries for a reason. As it should be in the US.

[@MsKatyDidKnot]

All plastics. For every convenience, there is a consequence.

[@dogwu2099]

Yea, this info's about 20 years too late

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

no

[@paulweiler8967]

Just use iron and wood utensils in the kitchen it's not like its hard to understand

[@rbwirth12]

I think she asked, but he didn't answer, if the flame retardants in the black plastic utensils pose a danger to humans through normal use. If a black plastic spatula contains 22,300 ppm of electronics flame retardants, wil the normal use of that spatula when flipping pancakes or making eggs release any toxic chemicals, and if yes, is it at a dangerous level? That should be the real question. As it is now, I'm not too concerned.

[@josephbot6]

1:41

[@yinghuynh2280]

Use good wooden utensils. Don’t use any plastics.

[@derpymcderpello5381]

Wooden utensils are more likely to break off in small bits than plastic. When it does break, it breaks off in larger chunks than plastic.

[@Corsuwey]

Come on!!! Give us realistic numbers! Such as how many plastic spatulas can I eat before the bromine itself causes actual problems to my health.

[@504cool]

Soooo, once this is determined do they take all the items off the shelf or keep selling them? Thus the cycle continues.

[@brich6875]

This country has went to heck. Cancer and other diseases are skyrocketing and it’s due to this kind of nonsense. You can’t tell me they didn’t know this was potentially bad when they started making these items. Also the things they are putting into our food is just as bad. We didn’t see all this decades ago as we are now.

[@alexandraw6264]

They did know. Scientists and activists have been trying to raise the alarm for decades, on this and a lot of other things. This toxic crap is illegal in many other countries for a reason. Our consumer protections in the US are almost non-existent at this point.

[@Becxx88]

Thank God in 1999, I am a teenager without a cell phone. I have conversations with people who do not use technology; we just meet in public without cell phones, and that is life.

[@LL-bl8hd]

We've known this for years.

[@kryptoniteKJ]

Ban production of toxic chemicals

[@thebestlife1174]

I recently threw away the black plastic cooking tools and replaced them with silicone because of the chemicals. Wish I knew about this earlier!

[@maryperry1773]

Three black plastic spatulas just went in the trash. Disturbing. I’m switching to bamboo.

[@wadexyz]

Stainless steel is probably a better bet. Bamboo will likely be treated with some chemical to get it to market.

[@rdklkje13]

Many species of bamboo are used to clear heavy metals from contaminated soils because these plants absorb them really well, lead in particular. And lots of suspect chemicals are used when processing bamboo to make consumer products. In other words, you should know where the bamboo was grown if you want to eat the shoots and you’re better off using other materials with food (cutting board, spatula. coffee mug etc). For the same reasons bamboo textiles aren’t always great either, although available alternatives may be worse.

[@NicCrimson]

Well idk if you watched the whole video but he said it's not only black plastic. 2:40

[@maryperry1773]

Just ordered a full set of silicone utensils. Thank you everybody for sharing info.

[@rdklkje13]

@@maryperry1773 😍

[@elizg]

We, as consumers just blindly accept products sold to us. Trust in corporate products, marketing and regulatory agencies (that are overwhelmed by the number of new products and underfunded to handle the onslaught) is just given. Consumers are exhausted by corporate gaslighting. Thank you CBS for reporting on this AND for giving advice on how to avoid the chemicals/leeching. I’d add that wood utensils are also a safer alternative along with stainless steel. However - do not use stainless steel or any hard utensil on non-stick cookware. You’ll be eating those chemicals used in “non-stick.” Like he said, stainless steel & cast iron is the way. Learn how to make stainless steel non-stick. It’s easy! And right here on KZbin.

[@CybernautZero]

Does anyone know how tiring this sort of crap is especially when you already suffer from OCD?

[@coralb3459]

I have OCD too. Old, Crazy, and Dangerous, so look out 😂

[@alexandraw6264]

It’s exhausting. This toxic crap is illegal in many other countries for a reason. It shouldn’t be a full time job to figure out which basic necessities might have disastrous consequences for our health.

[@scully47]

I think it’s already too late, especially for adults. Microplastics, and this issue: how can we possibly even avoid all plastics?

[@DezaRay24]

Bamboo & wood-as well as glass is the way to go

[@ssake1_IAL_Research]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm replacing mine.

[@davespriter]

everybody uses those black plastic containers 😨

[@BobTheHatKing]

Never liked plastic cooking utensils. But yikes black plastic is just about everywhere else

[@evonne315]

This guy doesn't know that cast iron pans are now made with coatings and there are no glass pots and pans in most stores. The metal flippers I doubt are any better they get coatings too and are not made from stainless steel. Everything is so cheaply made now. With no helpful regulation.

[@kenjones102]

Most of it is made in China. Been saying this for years. It's the cheapest plastic you can buy.

[@brookerangel-legris]

I have tons of plastic kitchen utensils 😢 i think every one does

[@TESLA-fc6wm]

😞i do,,now i have to replace them,,these products are getting us all sick just for profit.its crazy.

[@jennpul1015]

That should be obvious. Heat applied to plastic must let out some toxins. I have a few on those kitchen utensils that were given to me 15 years ago, and i never used them

[@samuelculper4231]

Many dishwashers today have an interior that is 90% plastic, is that safe to use?

[@M311Y]

Your house is made with flame retardant materials, the walls themselves.

[@samuelculper4231]

@@M311Y The vast majority of dry wall in the US is not type X, so that is not true.

[@AGILISFPV]

Short answer is no. Better to use a DW with a stainless steel interior.

[@CikisHelyzet]

We should be talking about silicone as well. The market is flooded with silicone cooking utensils and many of the expensive ones are an amalgam of various silicone qualities. The only research that declared that silicone was safe, was performed with high quality medical grade. The stuff in the shops is most likely not very safe.

[@CandiceNance]

Thank you for reporting this😮

[@janeb3024]

So how do we dispose of them responsibly?

[@underthetornado]

Great!😢

[@judas7585]

Girl what doesn't have harmful chemicals 😭

[@devan8310]

all these companies have to say is we shouldve read the terms and conditions on their website and they can practically get away with anything.

[@Dave....]

I wish I would of knew about this two years ago. When I bought my pot and pan set. That basically came with plastic spatulas, spoons and nonstick pans. I've been planning on buying a stainless steel set of utensils for a while now. The only thing, they aren't as cheap. So will have to save up and hope it's something I'll have for the next 10 years or so?

[@EldritchBumblebee]

We got ours from costco, swapped from the non stick to tremontina stainless steel. It wa the best price I could find sadly

[@FarmerRiddick]

I think it's time to make the change and make my cast iron camping cook gear and stainless, as my kitchen gear as well.

[@purberri]

Well plastic in heat never made sense to me. I always use metal.

[@edgartokman4898]

Those are very important kitchen tools without them the food is gonna burn if I don't flip it over in time.

[@owendebest4183]

This is why I only use wooden utensils

[@mamatrain100]

Grrrrrrrrr. So much black in my kitchen. Hubs just had a horrific thyroid event.

[@guppygb6078]

I've known this my whole life. I never cook with anything plastic. What do you think these things are made of? Wood, metal, and ceramics are all you need in the kitchen.

[@kombeiandredic8467]

WHAT IN THE SHOES

[@carlosu900]

I literally ran to the comments 🏃

[@grafito4438]

What in the Bath

[@sonyagraske376]

What is in the shoes or the bath?😂

[@cesarhands2930]

what in the diddy

[@legitbeans9078]

Yep, this "guys" choice in footwear is far more toxic than any kitchen utensil 🤢

[@cameronf3343]

Can’t wait for the late 2020s to finally put that 2010s trend of “Silicone is better than wood and metal” bs to rest.

[@relaxingnature8506]

Things that are safe to come to contact with food are wood, bamboo, glass, ceramics, and metal but it depends what kind of metal and the quality! Don't use plastic or rubber or cheap metal for food.

[@RobertDalimonte-ew7rl]

The Target store on the corner of 5th and Mission, in San Francisco, California, is still selling those toxic black kitchen tools.

[@SheIsFearfullyWonderfullyMade]

I didn’t hear anything about a recall from Target or any other retailer for that matter

[@vienicestyles]

Soooooo using what our great grandparents used is best. Got it!

[@Jennifer-i7b]

My family loves the free black plastic tableware and boxes that we get from takeout. And the nonstick cookware that they use daily. And they put the black plastic tableware in the dishwasher. IDK how I'm going to get rid of it all. It's clogging up our tableware drawer and they have bags of it all over the house. I get yelled at for throwing away their favorite soup spoons..Are these chemicals addictive?

[@whiskeystraw]

They need to put notices on all takeout food containers and plastic storages containers to “not HEAT and eat out of!” Otherwise people will just think it is a hoax.

[@MetalWolfReaper]

We gotta go back to hemp, hemp instead of wood so we dont have to cut down a buch more trees for wooden utensils.

[@strqrt70]

Only purchase wooden utensils that are made from bamboo. It’s a highly renewable resource and incredibly durable.

[@trappilyblk]

these companies make it sound good that they’re re-using materials, when in reality they’re just cutting their own production costs.

[@IslandMarigold]

Knowing oil smoke points is also important. 😄👍

[@FitChickGlows]

What about heat resistant spatulas that you can use when cooking? I have a red one. Are these also unsafe to use? Please CBS NEWS read the comments and clarify for us. And if anyone here knows please clarify. Thanks. … I’m so glad I didn’t purchase the black electric hand mixer with black whisks. I don’t like the black aesthetic anyway so that kept me from purchasing it. Thank goodness!! 😅

[@heyaisdabomb]

He said ALL plastic, even non-recycled "virgin" plastic, is toxic, Plastic is yet another toxic product pushed upon us by big oil companies. First, they destroy our planet, then they poison us, all to make get rich!

[@samlee9216]

Carbon steel frying pans are an easier alternative over cast iron.

[@davemustaki134]

Been using them well over 30 years always knew they aren't safe but still used them....

[@Rectitude4U]

When I was a kid nobody had autism. There wasn’t anyone confused about gender. Cancer was very rare. WTF!

[@GoldFreya]

Cast iron, ceramic, wood, glass, and silicone belong in the kitchen. Plastic does not. Be safe out there. 🩵

[@bruceangel4459]

I have black gloves made from nylon textile, they’ve left my hands stained dark for years. After two years the stain is finally starting to lighten. I sometimes wonder how closely our government inspects products. They should probably be inspecting low cost products from China, especially the ones that through contact could effect fertility, lifespan and intellectual development.

[@TheSimmpleTruth]

I developed hypothyroidism during pregnancy. My son developed it after birth and was diagnosed with autism. I wonder if that had to do with all of that. If we could only turn back time and change what made us sick…

[@theabyssaldemon]

This just in, breathing is harmful to your health. What you need to know at 7.

[@thisisjmx]

We've been using them for years. Someone get bored & look for something to panic about? Or did someone change the materials used!?

[@garyellenor2892]

What about automobiles. The dashes are made of plastic and it’s been shown that the heat through the windshield causes its plastic to give off a gas, which is what ranks our windshields on the inside dirty but what are these gases doing to our bodies as we sit in a confined car breathing in The air conditioned possibly toxic air?

[@Ben-Rogue]

That's what "new car small" is. Toxic off-gassing from plastics, glue, electronics, etc. Manufactures recommend not sitting in the car with the windows rolled up for weeks to months after purchase... Good reason to never buy a new car, but older cars have their own issues when the interior materials, such as the foam in the seats start to break-down into a fine powder, or as mold grows in the interior behind the trim

[@xzhou]

I have switched my pots and pans to stainless steel and cast iron, I am going to do the same for my plastic utensils as well.

[@apileoflaundry]

Great. Another thing to worry about

[@chris135x]

People are now concerned about this because the news tells you to be concerned NOW.

[@ADHJkvsNgsMBbTQe]

Did they ever tell us measured levels released by the utensils?