Based on external studies and testing from an independent lab, the center found that touching a thermal receipt for just 10 ...

Thermal paper receipts often contain Bisphenol S, a toxic chemical absorbed by skin quickly BPS mimics estrogen and is linked ...

Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner explores whether or not thermal ...

A recent report from the Ecology Center’s Healthy Stuff Lab found a shift away from use of endocrine-disrupting bisphenol chemicals in retailer receipts to non-bisphenol alternatives from 2017 ...

We collected six receipts from Target stores in different states. One contained BPS despite Target’s 2020 commitment to go phenol-free. Target did not return our request for comment.

Other merchants have since moved to BPA-free receipts. Saving money in the switch, however, depends on the volume ordered and the vendor.

“Almost all receipts these days are, at least in the United States where we’ve done testing, are BPA-free,” Miller said.

Many retailers face legal action for BPS presence in receipts. This chemical, found in shopping slips, poses health risks. It ...

Register receipts contain BPA and BPS, which can increase your risk of diabetes and obesity. Trader Joe's is banning the chemicals in receipts. “We are now pursuing receipt paper that is free of ...

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 ...

The cash, they believe, comes into contact with receipts in wallets. Of 22 dollar bills tested, BPA was found on 21 of them.

Most receipts used to contain: Bisphenol A, or BPA. “Which is now very well known as a hormone-disrupting chemical that’s associated with a lot of developmental effects and potentially ...