The Food and Drug Administration permits companies to use lead, arsenic, and other dangerous heavy metals (PDF) in things ...

Our kitchens are teeming with plastic, and most of us use it to cook every day. But should we all be thinking more about the ...

Researchers tested 203 black plastic items that are available in the U.S., ranging from cooking utensils and food storage to ...

The bill would place limits on single-use plastics at restaurants and hotels and ban thicker plastic bags at stores and ...

Plastic cookware is common in many kitchens, but there are alternatives. Products like stainless steel skillets, frying pans ...

Many plastic cling wraps will attach to a glass dish pretty easily, but getting it to stick to plastic can pose more of a challenge. There’s a simple solution: water. Wipe a damp towel around the rim ...

We asked a chemical engineer and an environmental science professor if plastic cutting boards are safe. Shop non-plastic ...

A very easy-to-use resource for finding safer cleaners is the EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning. It independently analyzes top ...

When ordering food on DoorDash or Uber Eats, sometimes the delivery comes with single use plastic cutlery. This bill would ...

Since the Oregon Legislature voted to ban single-use plastic grocery bags and limit plastic straws in 2019, most Oregonians ...

If you want to get rid of all your plastic tools in one fell swoop, you’ll need a comprehensive silicone utensil set to ...

Perhaps the most maligned kitchen item of the moment is the black plastic spatula (or fish slice, or slotted spoon, or indeed anything made from that material that you’re likely to use to move ...