A recent study found high levels of flame retardants in everyday black plastic cooking utensils, food storage containers, and ...

Regulation of toxic substances has long exempted synthetic chemicals made of large molecules believed too big to escape products to cause harm. A new study shows how dangerous that assumption is.

As previously reported by PEOPLE, a study published in October 2024 in the journal Chemosphere screened 203 consumer products for bromine, commonly used to make flame retardants. Toxic brominated ...

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New research shows that flame retardant polymers can break down into toxic chemicals, raising concerns about their ...

Organophosphorus flame retardants are a possible alternative to brominated flame retardants. However, comparative life cycle studies on this type of flame retardant are still lacking. The ...

As previously reported by PEOPLE, a study published in October 2024 in the journal Chemosphere screened 203 consumer products for bromine, commonly used to make flame retardants. Toxic brominated ...