Holding the receipts for 10 seconds absorbs enough bisphenol S to break California’s safety rule, research finds

Holding the receipts for 10 seconds absorbs enough bisphenol S to break California’s safety rule, research finds

Paper receipts from major retailers in the US are so laden with bisphenol S that holding one for 10 seconds can cause the skin to absorb enough of the highly toxic chemical to violate California’s safety threshold, new research has found.

The findings are being used as evidence in legal action aimed at pressuring retailers to stop using receipt paper treated with bisphenol S, or BPS, which is linked to cancer and reproductive problems.

The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) non-profit has sent violation notices to about 50 major retailers alerting them to the exceedance of California’s Proposition 65 limits for BPS.

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    10 days ago

    Is anything fkn not toxic nowadays?

    We really should be at a stage in our industrial development where chemical manufacturers are regulated to test their new chemicals thoroughly before they are granted license to produce them for the public. Absolutely insane that we keep being live test subjects for plastics and chemical companies.

    • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.netEnglish
      14·
      10 days ago

      Instead of companies having to prove their crap is safe, the public has to prove it’s harmful. “Everything’s fine bro, our stuff is safe.” And 20 years later, as the effects are being found out, “We need to study this more, don’t want to jump to conclusions!” It’s a bad joke and we are all the punchline.