If you’ve ordered takeout or flipped an egg in the past year, chances are good that you’ve laid hands — or mouth — on black plastic. That ubiquity can come with a downside, research suggests. Despite its everyday use in kitchen utensils such as spatulas and slotted spoons, children’s toys, takeout containers and meat and produce trays, a recent study published in Chemosphere found that black-coloured plastic may contain “concerning” levels of toxic chemicals.