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'cus, a while back there was this Thing about it being a toxic carcinogen (and what isn't, these days, amiright) and... well I happen to be in the customer service side of things and I handle a lot of receipts. Like, a lot alot. Too many. Do I... should I... wig the fuck out? Or is this one of those overstated things, like the big cups that did or did not have lead in them?
the concern is not about it being carcinogenic, it's that it uses BPA for the ink.
https://theconversation.com/will-holding-thermal-printer-paper-really-send-your-bisphenol-a-levels-soaring-33328
undoubtedly a bad thing, but damn thats given me a chuckle