Harmful BPA Replacements Contaminate Store Receipts
BPA stands for bisphenol A, an industrial chemical that has been used to make certain plastics and resins since the 1950s.
A rapidly growing body of scientific evidence strongly indicates that BPS disrupts hormones and harms reproductive, developmental, metabolic and cardiovascular health, just like its predecessor, BPA. Other preliminary evidence suggests BPS may play a role in altering immune function or in the development of certain cancers and asthma.
In 2010, EWG-commissioned tests of thermal paper found the amount of BPA on a receipt is 250 to 1,000 times greater than that found in a BPA-based food can lining. And in 2014, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reported similar levels of BPA and BPS in samples of thermal paper. In food cans, BPA is bound into resins that line the cans. But the BPA or BPS in thermal paper is “free,” making it likely more prone to migrate out of the coating. My son sometimes does cashier work. Will tell him to wear gloves.
Thanks, Akira. I didn't know about this.
Harmful BPA Replacements Contaminate Store Receipts
BPA stands for bisphenol A, an industrial chemical that has been used to make certain plastics and resins since the 1950s.
A rapidly growing body of scientific evidence strongly indicates that BPS disrupts hormones and harms reproductive, developmental, metabolic and cardiovascular health, just like its predecessor, BPA. Other preliminary evidence suggests BPS may play a role in altering immune function or in the development of certain cancers and asthma.
In 2010, EWG-commissioned tests of thermal paper found the amount of BPA on a receipt is 250 to 1,000 times greater than that found in a BPA-based food can lining. And in 2014, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reported similar levels of BPA and BPS in samples of thermal paper. In food cans, BPA is bound into resins that line the cans. But the BPA or BPS in thermal paper is “free,” making it likely more prone to migrate out of the coating. My son sometimes does cashier work. Will tell him to wear gloves.
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2020/12/harmful-bpa-replacements-contaminate-store-receipts