Replacement for toxic chemical in plastics, receipts may be just as toxic

Mounting evidence suggests that BPS may cause the same health hazards as BPA

A receipt and plastic bottles

BAD TRADE  Manufacturers may have ditched using the potentially toxic chemical BPA (bisphenol A) in common products such as receipts and plastic bottles in favor of an equally toxic relative, bisphenol S, new research suggests.

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Chemical tweaks aren’t enough to tame a possibly dangerous component of plastics, several new studies suggest.