“Unfortunately, the coating on there that allows this fast thermal printing process contains hazardous chemicals, historically,” Miller tells 11 Investigates. Most receipts used to contain ...

Precoat is a chemical that is applied to this ... When you made a purchase, did the retailer save the original receipt or give you a yellow copy? After carbonless paper, the third most popular ...

Some retailers' receipts didn't include the chemicals in the latest round of testing, including those used at Best Buy, Costco, Culver's, CVS, H&M, Starbucks and Target, among others. The Ecology ...

A California-based non-profit is taking action against dozens of major retailers, saying the paper receipts the companies hand to customers every day have high levels of toxic chemicals.

The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) in California has sent a violation notice to multiple retailers using widely used thermal receipt paper that contains dangerous levels of a highly toxic ...

Plastics and the chemicals they carry are everywhere, from our air, water, and blood to the products we use every day. Researchers like Dr. Leonardo Trasande know the unexpected places where these ...

Every time you buy something whether ... stores recommend hanging onto our receipts in case of returns. But most of them contain BPA or BPS, which are chemicals used in thermal paper that activate ...

A new report may have you thinking twice before you grab the receipt at your next shopping ... for using high levels of a hormone-disrupting chemical in their receipt paper. The chemical ...

Come January 1, 2026, the purchase of thermal paper containing ... The department also said to never recycle or compost receipts to stop the chemicals from contaminating wastewater.

get gas or make a purchase; but, most of us don’t know the chemicals we’re being exposed to from receipts could disrupt hormones in our bodies, potentially leading to serious illnesses like ...

Receipts often contain bisphenols, which are chemicals linked to reproductive toxicity and cancer. That's because receipts are coated in a plastic polymer for heat-based printing. Dr. Leonardo ...