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Bisphenol A: Another Reason You Don't Need Your Receipt

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Marcus of FL 7:04PM February 19, 2012

Could it be possible this BP-A stuff is in our money? In Australia, our money is made of plastic. I have no idea if it has or not. Just curious.

brad 8:48AM September 13, 2010

If you knew about how molecules transfer from one surface to another, you'd know your argument is bs!

arrdubya 11:48PM July 27, 2010

to "this is bs", the BP-A could easily transfer inside the body by the hand touching your food, then you eating the food. Or perhaps rubbing a mucous membrane like your nose, ear or eye.

Michael 11:09PM July 20, 2010

BECAUSE THERE IS BPA IN RECYCLED PRODUCTS, AND BPA IS IN CANCER, DOES THAT MEAN THAT BPA COULD BE GOING THROUGH THE RECYCLING PROCCESS AND ENDING UP IN EVERYTHING WE USE – PAPER ITEMS THAT WE PUT IN OUR MOUTH AND STUFF – ENDING UP GETTING BPA INSIDE OF US? IF BPA IS INSIDE OF US, WITH BPA BEING IN CANCER, WOULD THAT MEAN THAT IT’S POSSIBLY A CAUSE OF CACER?!

pengjr of VA 9:17AM July 16, 2010

When a store clerk hands me a receipt I take it, fold it and put it in my pocket or throw it away. The paper is in contact with my hand for a couple of seconds. I do not even try to scratch the surface of the paper. It is impossible for bisphenol A to get transferred to my hand in such a short time. Also the bisphenol must be bound to the surface paper with binders, surface coatings etc. In order for bisphenol to be absorbed into the skin of the palm ( a very thick layer of tissues) it must must be in solution form. A powder sitting on the palm will never be absorbed. Hence the comparison of a skin patch to a paper receipt is absurd. The skin patch contains hormones in solution form and it stays in contact with skin (not the palm) for a long time and the adjuvants in the formulation are designed to release and facilitate the absorption of the hormone into the skin. Like most people I also wash my hand before handling any food. I am not worried about bisphenol A from receipts. It would be very difficult to live on this planet if you are worried about trace amounts of chemicals.

kehayias of MA 2:07PM March 29, 2010

And what about the cashiers who hand over fresh receipts all day long? Have cashiers been tested?

karen of PA 10:08PM January 18, 2010

Thin cotton gloves available from any hardware store or housecleaning supply store. I would use those then wash them after prolonged use.

bob of KS 3:00PM November 14, 2009

I just read the Science News article about this matter, which is why I am on this forum. I was looking for the original research because of a couple of quoted statements by one of the researchers that bothered me. He does not mention what he means by the "average receipt out there." Based on a lifetime of experience of many short receipts and a few "telephone book" receipts, I would say three inches of paper is about my average. His figure of 60 to 80 milligrams of BPA seems unlikely on a piece of that paper that small. Having seen a gram of white powder subdivided into lines of about that weight in my long past personal experience, I'd have to say "No Way." Irrespective of the actual facts, when, or if, his assertions ever receive peer review, he better shape up and write like a researcher.

John Vonderlin of CA 7:12PM November 13, 2009

I'm sure most of us has heard in the news of the erroneous credit card transactions that are so ridiculously huge that they could not be true. Also I personally have had to use paper receipts to correct things at the bank. Even if the receipt is handled by a third party like those mentioned, how can you gaurantee the transaction is going to be correct? I think the paper mill should come up with a bit of innovation here because I for one will not ever trust the computers to tell the real story and I have been working in the interstate computer networking business for 20 years.

John of MI 9:04AM November 12, 2009