Toxic Mix: Cash Register Receipts and Hand Sanitizer

Are you one of the millions of Americans who have switched to BPA-free bottles and other containers?

If so, that’s great. You’re reducing your exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical that’s linked to a multitude of serious and life-threatening conditions.

But you’re probably still being exposed to shockingly high amounts of BPA from a source you may have never suspected: cash register receipts.

The glossy surface of thermal-paper receipts from restaurants, retail stores, self-service fuel pumps, and ATMs is full of BPA, which is an essential part of the thermal printing process.

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