Comments on: Study Finds BPA in Store Receipts; Health Effects as Yet Unclear

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By: Nancy Rutigliano

Nancy Rutigliano — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:02:57 +0000

BPA is the hot button issue, but there is more. Duplicate receipts and thermal paper contain formaldehyde, toluene diiso cyanates, lodyne, PFOAs, PFOSs, alkyl phenol resins, pesticides and more. This should have never been allowed in the hands of people. CPSC, NIOSH, OSHA, EPA and TSCA enforcement dropped the ball. It should never have been permitted into the mixed paper stream and now it has contaminated our post consumer paper and our waterways. Is it any wonder that 93% of Americans have BPA in their blood stream? Is it any wonder that our children are born with neurological deficits? Dr. Kaye Kilburn wrote about chemical brain injury stating, “We are going to be a nation of social misfits.” We already are.

By: Appleton Papers

Appleton Papers — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:56:41 +0000

Appleton Papers, which makes more than 50 percent of the receipt paper sold in the U.S., stopped using BPA in 2006. After reviewing available science we concluded removing BPA from our thermal products was the responsible thing to do. In doing so, we gave retailers and restaurants a safe, easy and cost-competitive choice. Our BPA-free thermal receipt paper is available globally.

We realize that many of our competitors continue to use BPA despite mounting concerns about its safety. We are actively participating in the EPA’s BPA Alternatives in Thermal Paper Partnership. We hope the remainder of the thermal paper industry moves away from potentially harmful BPA. More information about the partnership is available on the EPA website: http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/bpa/index.htm

For more information about Appleton and our BPA-free thermal paper products, visit http://www.appletonideas.com.

By: Jay Fox

Jay Fox — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:01:15 +0000

That report from the EWG pointed to animal studies that showed epigenetic changes following BPA exposure. These are PERMANENT genetic changes that are passed to subsequent generations. What these changes are remains to be seen, as do actual human effects. My first guess would be developmental disorders, such as autism.

Stargate SG1 fans would appreciate this. Remember the Aasgard? The ancient race that poisoned their genomes to the point of reproductive failure. They persisted only because they cloned new bodies and “transferred” their consciousness to the clones, which also were not perfect and eventually failed. The race on the series eventually dies out, killed by their own technology. Were the series writers giving us a tale of caution regarding our own technology and it’s applications?

Will this be another example of science fiction preceding/predicting the future?

In the meantime, science will eventually show real problems associated with this and other chemicals. I can see the TV commercials now: “Are you having issues related to chemical X? Call us for a free consult. You pay nothing until we get results!”

By: scott

scott — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:27:07 +0000

“Would you like your receipt in the bag?” -
“Yes, please, in the bag so I dont have to touch it”.

By: A2B2

A2B2 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:22:49 +0000

Bad news for people that eat their receipts.