"BPA" meaning in English

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          "text": "“Don’t touch this,” she says, explaining that most paper receipts contain a “toxic” chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA, which is easily absorbed through the skin and linked to health issues like infertility, hormone imbalances and certain cancers. […] But over the past decade, BPA has largely been phased out and replaced with a different chemical, bisphenol S, or BPS.",
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