"The majority of receipts at the nation's biggest store and restaurant chains contain "toxic chemicals" such as bisphenol A, or BPA, according to new research.
About 80% of receipts from 144 major chain stores in 22 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., contained bisphenols, the analysis from the Ecology Center, a nonprofit environmental health organization. BPA, a chemical used in the production of polycarbonate plastics, as well as bisphenol S, or BPS, were detected on receipts from retailers such as Walmart and restaurants including McDonald's, the study found.
"Receipts are a common exposure route for hormone-disrupting bisphenols which readily absorb through the skin."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bpa-receipts-major-store-chains-study/
"Most major chain stores still give receipts that have potentially toxic chemicals on them that can easily transfer to people’s skin, a new study shows.
Published by the advocacy group Ecology Center, the findings revealed that among a sample of 374 receipts from a combined 144 major chain retailers, 80% used bisphenols, also known as BPA or BPS. The chemicals are used to make polycarbonate plastics that are used for everything from dinnerware and beverage containers to toys and dental sealants. They are also key ingredients in the receipts that are spit out of cash registers all over the country."
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20230326/most-retailers-give-receipts-containing-chemicals-like-bpa
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