Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren’t so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says. Black plastic cooking utensils in a container on kitchen counter.

It’s probably a good idea to ditch your black plastic utensils, since they may expose you to harmful chemicals. Here’s what to use instead.

We asked experts if black plastic utensils are toxic and if so, what you should be using instead. Spoiler alert: You may want to consider bamboo or silicone instead. IE 11 is not supported.

One study of plastic in the U.K. found that black plastic made up around 15 percent of the plastic waste stream. Most of that was single use packaging or food containers.

F or the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula.

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