A recently published study in the journal Chemosphere has concluded that toys, takeout food containers, kitchen utensils and other common household products made from black plastic have high levels of toxic flame retardants, the Defender reported.
The research conducted by Toxic-Free Future and the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment has further warned how flame retardants are linked to carcinogenicity, endocrine disruption, neurotoxicity and reproductive harm.
According to the paper, the contamination starts with the improper recycling of electronic products like televisions, whose casings are made from black plastic. When the said plastic casings are mixed with other plastics during recycling, the flame retardants make their way into the end product. (Related: Plastic recycling is a SCAM: Recycled plastics are more TOXIC than new ones.)
While the study was being conducted, the researchers screened 203 products made from black plastics for bromine, a man-made chemical used in flame retardants. The results showed that toxic flame retardants were present in 85 percent of the products analyzed, with concentrations reaching 22,800 milligrams per kilogram. […]
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