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If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants.

Rich Scherr is a seasoned journalist and editor who has traveled across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and spent more than a decade reviewing hotel room.

Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula.