Receipts are high in BPA and hand sanitizer greatly increases absorption of BPA

Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4206219/

Highlight from Study

  • Hand sanitizer can increase absorption of compounds such as BPA (Bisphenol A) by up to 100 times
  • BPA is used in receipts.

BPA in thermal paper, which is used for airline ticket, gas, ATM, cash register and other types of receipts - study

Take away

  • Don't touch receipts after using hand sanitizer.
  • Don't touch receipts before eating.

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