from touching these papers?

are of course dropping like flies ...

I never worry about anything unless it causes people to drop dead on the spot. Otherwise, I say "party on."

What the hell does the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency know, anyway? They claim to be "working for a healthy and prosperous Minnesota" and say they are "monitoring environmental quality, offering technical and financial assistance and enforcing environmental regulations in Minnesota. We strive for clean air and water, sustainable lands, a better climate, and a thriving economy." They cite a bunch of "studies" and "research papers."

Who needs any of that?? MAGA is busy getting rid of all that science-y and regulatory crap. How are businesses supposed to print receipts without using toxic chemicals anyway?Freedom!

They can get back to me when people are dropping dead in the supermarket lines. I for one am tired of these do-gooders and tree huggers trying to tell me what to do!

Essentially everything is dangerous, and reports like these, while they do contain interesting and useful information, are touted without regard to the actual risks or benefits of whatever.w

I don't understand your concern about the concern. Would you say that there is too much focus on man made toxins in the environment?

What is the great social benefit of using that chemical on the paper for printed receipts? I am not seeing any social benefit, which means there is no reason to accept any level of risk.

I know, life is dangerous, we cannot eliminate all of the risks, and we are all going to die. But too often these risk/benefits assessments mean that the public unknowingly takes all of the risks and a few individuals reap the benefits.

I favor applying the precautionary principle when public health and safety are concerned.

the receipt paper, but if they have medical conditions, autoimmune, etc., it is probably not a good idea for them or anybody to keep them in your wallet, pocket, or have a collection of them on the kitchen counter like my husband likes to do.