Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What research has found about kitchen staples like gas stoves and nonstick pans. (Getty Images) (Mavocado via Getty Images) ...

The drive to steer clear of plastics has become more and more popular in recent years ― and for good reason. Pieces of these plastics, known as microplastics and nanoplastics, have been found in our ...

Cardiologists are advising home cooks to avoid kitchen tools made from plastic and PFAS-coated materials, citing potential cardiovascular and cellular health risks. They recommend replacing these with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study found high levels of flame retardants in black plastic items, such as spatulas, pasta servers and takeout sushi ...

Microplastics are virtually unavoidable -- they're in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and even the homes we live in. Alarming research has shown their presence in human blood, ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Researchers have said there was a data error in their study, but have said their conclusion remains the same. A full explanation can be found HERE. It ...

Zoë Schlanger, a science writer at The Atlantic, was looking for a story last October when she got an email about a new study warning how the chemicals in black-plastic cookware could be leaching into ...

When Amy Lusher moved in with her partner, one of the first things she did was get rid of all the plastic kitchenware in their household and replace it with items made of glass, wood and stainless ...

Research has increasingly found chemicals and other worrisome materials in many products that come into contact with food. Most recently, a study found high levels of toxic flame retardants in ...