In May 2011, a food scandal broke out in Taiwan where DEHP ( a chemical plasticizer and potential carcinogen used to make plastic ) was found as a stabilizer in drinks and juice syrups.

The source of the contamination is not yet clear, e. g. styrene is used in the plastic industry.

Designed to be lightweight and easy to carry and use, utility knives are commonly used in factories, warehouses, construction projects, and other situations where a tool is routinely needed to mark cut lines, trim plastic or wood materials, or to cut tape, cord, strapping, cardboard, or other packaging material.

* BS 4901 for plastic colours used in building construction

Carbon black is also used as a filler in rubber products such as tyres and in plastic compounds.

* Traffic cone, a brightly colored cone-shaped plastic object commonly used as a temporary traffic barrier or warning sign

It was used for a long time as a pigment and for corrosion resistant plating on steel while cadmium compounds were used to stabilize plastic.

They are also used as fillers for orthopedic plastic screws to aid in reducing the inflammation and increase absorption of these plastic materials.

This plastic pilot shaft guide tool is used to align the clutch disk as the spring-loaded pressure plate is installed.

Examples include cardboard cutouts, which can be used to make tassels, fringe, and many other items ; a pom-pom circle, used to make pom-poms ; a tape measure and a gauge measure, both used for measuring crocheted work and counting stitches ; a row counter ; and occasionally plastic rings, which are used for special projects.

The Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game ( 2003 ) is sold as sets of plastic, randomly assorted, pre-painted miniatures, and can be used as either part of a standard Dungeons & Dragons game or as a stand-alone collectible miniatures game.

The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials, such as cardboard, plastic, leather, canvas, and board, may be used.

* RDX, PETN, HMX: Very powerful explosives which can be used pure or in plastic explosives.

Geosynthetics is the umbrella term used to describe a range of plastic polymer products used in geotechnical engineering that improve engineering performance while reducing costs.

* SL – ( Skirt Lifter ) refers to the metal or plastic skirt at the base of a lightpole, and used in reference to LPC caches ( see LPC ).

* Scoubidou, a plastic thread used in crafts such as lanyards

Since the World War II, copper and plastic piping has replaced galvanized piping for interior drinking water service, but galvanized steel pipes are still used in outdoor applications where mechanical strength is required.

A variation of the Geiger tube is used to measure neutrons, where the gas used is boron trifluoride or Helium 3 and a plastic moderator is used to slow the neutrons.

Don't forget to buy a plastic pastry brush for basting with sauces.

Currently, there are some 6000 companies in the field, ranging from small firms with a handful of employees to major concerns having complete facilities for production of metal, electrical, and plastic components.

According to one major producer, materials for a typical plastic sign are approximately 25% less costly than for a comparable neon unit.

a 3-by-6-ft. plastic sign weighs about 120 lb., compared to 275-300 lb. for neon.

The huge market for changeable signs has spurred a universal demand for individual plastic letters, in all shapes and sizes -- and a number of companies are set up to supply them.

If he decides to proceed, he will custom-make for Susie an appliance consisting of bands, plastic plates, fine wires, and tiny springs.

* Art products ; for example, plastic objects, carved in stone or ivory, cast or beaten in metals ( gold, silver, copper and bronze ), or modelled in clay, faience, paste, etc.

Of significant note is that it was the first new game for the system whose game card has an authentic " curved lip " plastic shell.

Around the mid 1960s, boats made of glass-reinforced plastic, more commonly known as fibreglass, became popular, especially for recreational boats.

They were originally made from lignum vitae, a dense wood giving rise to the term " woods " for bowls, but are now more typically made of a hard plastic composite material.

* BS 3943 for plastic waste traps

* In 1998, Chris Phoenix suggested a general idea for a macroscale replicator on the sci. nanotech newsgroup, operating in a pool of ultraviolet-cured liquid plastic, selectively solidifying the plastic to form solid parts.

Work is being done to make strong, fully dense nano crystalline hydroxyapatite ceramic materials for orthopedic weight bearing devices, replacing foreign metal and plastic orthopedic materials with a synthetic, but naturally occurring, bone mineral.

* Data cartridge ( tape ), magnetic tape in a plastic enclosure for data storage

Films more dedicated to costume accuracy often use ABS plastic rings, for the lower cost and weight.

The term Left Bank was first coined by film critic Richard Roud, who has described them as having " fondness for a kind of Bohemian life and an impatience with the conformity of the Right Bank, a high degree of involvement in literature and the plastic arts, and a consequent interest in experimental filmmaking ", as well as an identification with the political left.

The main console unit consists of a 14 × 8 × 2 inch rectangular plastic case that houses the motherboard, with a cartridge slot on the right side and connectors for the external power supply and RF jack at the rear.

Just as consumer subwoofer enclosures can be made of Medium-density fibreboard ( MDF ), Oriented strand board ( OSB ), plywood, plastic or other dense material, professional subwoofer enclosures can be built from the same materials.

They are kept in glass, plastic or wooden enclosures with suitable equipment to provide the right temperature and humidity.

FAB effects are the cheapest of the bunch, and feature plastic enclosures somewhat larger than the Mini effects series.

This period also saw the introduction of inexpensive molded plastic speaker enclosures mounted on tripod stands.

Epoxy-coated plywood vivariums retain heat better than glass or plastic enclosures and are able to withstand high degrees of humidity.

; Suspect transport enclosures: These are steel and plastic barriers which ensure that a suspect — who has been frisked, disarmed, handcuffed and seat belted, is unable to attack the driver or passenger and unable to tamper with equipment in the front seat.

Another commonly used shielding method, especially with electronic goods housed in plastic enclosures, is to coat the inside of the enclosure with a metallic ink or similar material.