‘Heat resistant’ plastic spatula melts in boiling oil within minute during Hong Kong Consumer Council tests

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A plastic spatula melted when placed in boiling oil for one minute, tests by Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog found, while some models of the utensil left cancer-causing substances on food.

The Consumer Council on Thursday said it tested 17 models of Chinese-style plastic spatulas available in the market, all labelled “heat resistant”, by immersing them in peanut oil at 200 degrees Celsius with different kinds of food for 15 minutes.