About a year ago, the hype of BPA hit the news.
This chemical compound is technically known as bisphenol-A.
It's a common substance in plastic products and in the lining of tin cans.
However, it is also found in human's tissues.
The big up roar last year was the discovery of BPA in our receipt paper.
You have to handle an excessive amount of receipt paper to be exposed to the dangers of BPA, which include harmful effects on the reproductive development, neurological problems or stimulating obesity.
The fact of the matter is that retail paper, ATM receipts, or point of sale paper does not have to contain BPA.
These businesses don't have to expose their customers and clients to such harmful effects.
Simply put, find the company that sells BPA-free paper.
This immediately lessens the exposure of harmful toxins to employers who handle receipt paper for 8 hours a day and customers carrying their receipts.
Long run labels are often used for coupons in retail.
If your receipt paper and coupons are containing BPA, well, customers aren't going to be too happy.
I can't imagine, though, that many people think twice about BPA when they are taking their purchase from the cashier.
As far as most are concerned, this is just another study researchers aren't too concerned with considering the low levels of adverse effects.
Meaning, the likelihood is admittedly low for any of these none causes to take effect on humans.
Needless to say, it would be best for companies to eliminate the chances of discrimination based on your point of sale paper.
Become the business that thinks about their customer's well being, even if you aren't a health food store.
I often opt out of receiving my receipt.
I feel it's a waste of paper.
Yet there are times when I make a bank transaction that I want proof.
Some financial institutions have taken initiative to order thermal ATM receipt paper rolls.
Certain roll features include double-sided thermal paper.
A new format for POS and ATM paper products are cut-sheets.
They are perforated, easy to cut and easy to distinguish two separate transactions.
As a consumer, I wouldn't be worried about BPA in our receipt paper or even food products.
It's easy to get caught up in the media hype of the latest research studies.
If you do have an infant, I would watch the contents of BPA in their food products or containers.
Their immune systems are still developing.
It's a safety precaution more than anything.