Eliminate BPA from receipts before the hormone balances of children are disrupted

You've probably heard of BPA (bisphenol A) in water bottles, cans of soup, and certain kinds of glue, but where we as american consumers encounter it most is in the common thermal-paper receipts. BPA, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, The New York Times, Harvard University Center for the Environment, Medical News Today, and studies which I have personally conducted mark the chemical as harmful. "The Chemical is an endocrine disruptor that can mimic estrogen" -the NY Times. Some of the studies listed here also relate BPA to higher blood pressure.

BPA is regulated in most of the U.S. and is not usually allowed into children's toys and baby bottles. However, it is still in most receipts. Receipts are things that we touch everyday. We touch it, cashier's touch it, and most importantly, our children touch it. BPA, as stated before, mimics estrogen. Estrogen is a hormone that controls male and female sexuality. If children are exposed to too much estrogen or a chemical that mimics estrogen, like BPA, at an early age, it could potentially cause early onset puberty and gender confusion.