Researchers have identified 11 chemicals in common plastic products that studies have shown may contribute to weight gain by disrupting the metabolism. Getty Images/PhotoAlto Good hygiene is meant ...

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, ...

Here’s the thing: The math was incorrect. Sixty multiplied by 7,000 is actually 420,000, not 42,000. As a result, the exposure amount of 34,700 nanograms a day of decaBDE from black plastic is ...

Liu and her colleagues screened more than 200 black plastic household products that would potentially give consumers close contact with these chemicals, including kitchen utensils, ...

A new study found that black-colored plastic used in a variety of household items -- like kitchen utensils, takeout and leftovers containers, meat and product trays, and children’s toys -- could ...

Have basketfuls of toys and clothes in the kids’ rooms? This will make you think twice about everything you have in your home ...

It’s not possible for people to tell which black plastic items might contain flame retardants, but in the new study, researchers found the chemicals in 17 of the more than 200 household products ...

For the plastic items we can't avoid completely, we try to recycle as many as possible. ... Household Plastic Items That Can't Be Recycled 1. Plastic Shower Curtains. RIC: #3.

New Delhi: Apart from food items and oil, plastic products such as water storage tank, buckets, furniture, toys and other commonly used household items have become costlier by 30-35%, say ...