Plastic utensils can cause harm to your health in a variety of ways.
Plastic utensils contain many chemicals that you can be exposed to when the utensil is under heat. (For example, eating hot food with a plastic utensil, the heat from the food heats the utensil.) The harm caused by eating with plastic utensils affects both children and adults equally. A higher risk of cancer to the liver and breasts, a higher risk of hormonal imbalances, and low sperm count, and a higher risk of kidney stones are all risks associated with eating with plastic utensils.