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> Those laser printed receipts that virtually every business hands you when you buy anything, are dusted with BPA to help the print develop. Not in the EU anym
by sva_ 5y ago
> Those laser printed receipts that virtually every business hands you when you buy anything, are dusted with BPA to help the print develop.
Not in the EU anymore, as of 2nd January of 2020[0]:
> As of the 2nd of January 2020, thermal paper (commonly used to make till receipts) with a Bisphenol A (BPA) concentration equal to or higher than 0.02% can no longer be sold in Europe, effectively banning its use.
I'm hoping that they're not just switching to BPB/BPF/BPS etc.
[0] https://planetark.org/newsroom/archive/4892 https://planetark.org/newsroom/archive/4892
- esyir 5y agoUnfortunately, I'd eager that they're doing exactly that. >BPS in thermal paper The receipts we receive when we buy groceries, prescriptions, gas, clothing, restaurant meals, and much more are generally printed on thermal paper coated with either Bisphenol-A (BPA) or its chemical cousin Bisphenol-S (BPS)