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The Thing Is, Shouldn't Things Like Receipts That can Kill Us And Our Children Be ILLEGAL Not Given To Every Last One Of Us

The Thing Is, Shouldn't Things Like Receipts That can Kill Us And Our Children Be ILLEGAL Not Given To Every Last One Of Us | National News If You Get A Printed Sales Receipt At A Store, Do Not Touch It; Many people think the most dangerous thing that can happen from a sales receipt is a paper cut, but the receipts can actually be far more hazardous than that, and even deadly. THOSE TOXIC CHEMICALS, CALLED BISPHENOLS OR BPA, GET INTO THE BLOODSTREAM AND INTERFERE WITH THE BODY'S HORMONES, CAUSING ISSUES WITH FERTILITY, REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY LEADING TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND CANCER. The issue stems from the type of paper the receipts are printed on. It is called thermal paper and uses heat to print the characters. It's an easy way for registers to create the receipts, but when you touch them, a cancer-causing chemical can be absorbed into your skin. | image tagged in seriously wtf,caveat emptor,buyer beware,memes,that's just wrong on so many levels,how many receipts have you touched | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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National News If You Get A Printed Sales Receipt At A Store, Do Not Touch It; Many people think the most dangerous thing that can happen from a sales receipt is a paper cut, but the receipts can actually be far more hazardous than that, and even deadly. THOSE TOXIC CHEMICALS, CALLED BISPHENOLS OR BPA, GET INTO THE BLOODSTREAM AND INTERFERE WITH THE BODY'S HORMONES, CAUSING ISSUES WITH FERTILITY, REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY LEADING TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND CANCER. The issue stems from the type of paper the receipts are printed on. It is called thermal paper and uses heat to print the characters. It's an easy way for registers to create the receipts, but when you touch them, a cancer-causing chemical can be absorbed into your skin.