Black kitchen utensils. Now dangerous to our health?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We as a rule don’t use plastic utensils because heat and plastic don’t mix, but this seems fear mongering. Sure the containers from takeout may be bad, but how often are you eating take out - and we know it’s unhealthy anyways. As for utensils in the home, used frequently, those are usually nylon since they can handle the heat better, I don’t think that is easily recycled so it’s probably virgin material. Maybe there are dollar store black utensils made from PET? Or some other plastic that is recycled?

That's the question. How to tell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We as a rule don’t use plastic utensils because heat and plastic don’t mix, but this seems fear mongering. Sure the containers from takeout may be bad, but how often are you eating take out - and we know it’s unhealthy anyways. As for utensils in the home, used frequently, those are usually nylon since they can handle the heat better, I don’t think that is easily recycled so it’s probably virgin material. Maybe there are dollar store black utensils made from PET? Or some other plastic that is recycled?

That's the question. How to tell?

It’s on the package label that it’s nylon


https://www.walmart.com/ip/OXO-Softworks-Nylon-Kitchen-Spatula-Black/462533017

[Anonymous]

The study is specifically about black plastic, not nylon, including children's necklaces or toys that they might put in their mouth, black plastic carryout containers, and black plastic spatulas.

https://www.health.com/study-finds-harmful-chemicals-in-black-plastic-used-in-kitchenware-takeout-containers-8726829

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We as a rule don’t use plastic utensils because heat and plastic don’t mix, but this seems fear mongering. Sure the containers from takeout may be bad, but how often are you eating take out - and we know it’s unhealthy anyways. As for utensils in the home, used frequently, those are usually nylon since they can handle the heat better, I don’t think that is easily recycled so it’s probably virgin material. Maybe there are dollar store black utensils made from PET? Or some other plastic that is recycled?

That's the question. How to tell?

It’s on the package label that it’s nylon


https://www.walmart.com/ip/OXO-Softworks-Nylon-Kitchen-Spatula-Black/462533017

I just looked up the last utensil (slotted spoon) I bought from Amazon and it was nylon. Maybe most of them are?