You Might Not Want to Touch Receipts After Seeing This Horrifying Research

You Might Not Want to Touch Receipts After Seeing This Horrifying Research

Think twice before saying yes to that receipt. According to new research from the Center for Environmental Health, the tiny paper documents used by major US retailers contain alarmingly high levels of Bisphenol S (BPS), an industrial chemical used in plastics manufacturing — high enough to be dangerous even in the brief period it takes you to stuff one into your pocket.  "The concentrations were so high that touching only one receipt with BPS fo…

Toxic Receipts In El Paso?

Receipts can be short and sweet ... price, tax, total ... some can be be loaded with extras like a survey or a coupon and some are just ridiculously loaded with info that nobody cares about. CVS ... looking at you. Some are treated with toxic chemicals your skin will absorb. Continue reading…

Paper Receipts From Major Retailers May Expose You to Toxic Chemicals

Fact checked by Nick BlackmerAnton Pentegov / Getty ImagesThe next time you’re at the checkout and you’re asked if you want a printed receipt, you may want to go paperless. It’s not just for the environment, but for your health, too.Paper receipts from major retailers in the United States are coated with a toxic chemical called bisphenol S (BPS).There's so much BPS in paper receipts that the time it takes you to grab it and put it into your wall…