Many receipts contain the chemical BPS, which can absorb through your skin when you hold a receipt paper.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Today’s 3 Brilliant Minutes might make you want to ask for a digital receipt. A study found common, thermal printed receipts contain a toxic substance that’s known to ...

Most store receipts are printed on thermal paper, which uses heat-sensitive inks called leuco dyes. When a hot printhead passes over them, these dyes react with an acid developer embedded in the paper ...