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Recycling is, unfortunately, not always good for you. Banned chemicals are finding their way into everyday products made with recycled materials, recent research shows. Researchers from the nonprofit Toxic-Free Future and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam tested various black plastic items sold in the U.S. — including some that come in contact with food — and detected high levels of flame retardants.
