Why you shouldn't touch receipts anymore: #health #bpa

Added: 2026-06-08

[00:00:00]Have you ever wondered why some people refuse to touch receipts anymore? You've probably seen people pinch a receipt by the very edge, look at it for a second, and then immediately toss it in the trash. Now, you might think they're just being germaphobes, or [music] that washing your hands afterwards would fix the problem. But, the wild part is washing your hands can actually [music] make it worse. See, even though receipts look like regular paper, they're printed using heat instead of ink. And that thermal coating is packed [music] with BPA, a chemical that can totally mess with your hormones if you touch it too much.