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The flame retardants were added to the plastic cases of electronics, which at the end of their lives got recycled into kitchen utensils. That is why white plas
by hollerith 2y ago
The flame retardants were added to the plastic cases of electronics, which at the end of their lives got recycled into kitchen utensils.
That is why white plastic utensils are not being called out: although white utensils are common, white electronics cases are rare, so the white utensils do not have high levels of retardants.
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- burkaman 2y agoI understand, I'm just explaining why the average person wouldn't expect to find flame retardants in kitchen tools. It is not a logical assumption like the other comment claimed.