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"Store Receipts Are Toxic When handed a receipt at the cafe or grocery store, you probably don't give it much thought, and why would you? Well, it turns out that this tiny piece of paper is a little devil in disguise. Toxic thermal paper coated with bisphenol A (BPA) or bisphenol S (BPS), is used for an estimated 93% of paper receipts. These chemicals are absorbed via the skin. Breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, and hormone disruption have all been related to BPA and BPS. This paper is so bad for us that recycling paper receipts is not even recommended since the chemicals they contain could contaminate other paper goods."