BPA Exposure
Reduce BPA (Bisphenol A) exposure.
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Receipts: High in BPA & HandSanitizer 100X absorption through SKIN
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Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4206219/
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- Hand sanitizer can increase absorption of compounds such as BPA (Bisphenol A) by up to 100 times
- BPA is used in receipts.
BPA in thermal paper, which is used for airline ticket, gas, ATM, cash register and other types of receipts - study
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- Don't touch receipts after using hand sanitizer.
- Don't touch receipts before eating.
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Canned foods and BPA
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Consumption of 1 serving of canned soup daily over 5 days was associated with a more than 1000% increase in urinary BPA. - study
In fact, in one study of 204 food samples, BPA was found in 73% of canned foods, compared to just 7% of fresh and frozen options. article (with study references)/study
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