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First, you have to find a spatula with the specific compound in question. Less than 10% of items studied contained the specific compound in the article. FTA:
by canucker2016 2y ago
First, you have to find a spatula with the specific compound in question.
Less than 10% of items studied contained the specific compound in the article.
FTA:
The study examined 203 black plastic household products, including 109 kitchen utensils, 36 toys, 30 hair accessories, and 28 food serviceware products. Of those 203 products, only 20 (10 percent) had any bromine-containing compounds at levels that might indicate contamination from bromine-based flame retardants, like BDE-209. Of the 109 kitchen utensils tested, only nine (8 percent) contained concerning bromine levels.
"[A] minority of black plastic products are contaminated at levels >50 ppm [bromine]," the study states.
But that's just bromine compounds. Overall, only 14 of the 203 products contained BDE-209 specifically.
- nobodyandproud 2y agoOnly 10% across the board, but what’s the probability that one or more of black plastic food tools in a given home contains bromine-based fire retardants? Probability is a bitch.