Traces of WEEE found in kitchen utensils
A study published recently in Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A has revealed that evidence of plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have been discovered in several food-contact articles available in Europe. Anything from whisks and washing machines to power tools and PCs can be classed as WEEE at their end of life stage, and most are now recycled as they usually contain many valuable materials or elements which are difficult to attain from natural sources. However, European legislation