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
By Beth Mole
Chemical tweaks aren’t enough to tame a possibly dangerous component of plastics, several new studies suggest.
Bisphenol S, or BPS, a common chemical in everyday plastics and papers, has the same toxic, hormone-disrupting effects in cells and animals as its older relative, bisphenol A, or BPA. The findings are the latest to raise doubts that BPS – or perhaps any other bisphenols – are a safer alternative to BPA. The studies also suggest that products labeled “BPA-free,” such as baby bottles, are not as free of health risks as consumers might expect.