The majority of receipts at the nation's biggest store and restaurant chains contain 'toxic chemicals' according to new research.
Updated on: March 24, 2023 / 1:40 PMThe 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.
"Receipts are a common exposure route for hormone-disrupting bisphenols which readily absorb through the skin. Our studies show most retailers use bisphenol-coated receipt paper," Melissa Cooper Sargent, environmental health advocate at the Ecology Center, said in a statement."Switching to non-toxic paper is an easy shift."BPA is known to affect the reproductive systems of laboratory animals, but the impact on human health requires more research, to the U.S.
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