Dangers of BPA!!!

According to an article from: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/210765.php

"Bisphenol A (BPA) has been found in certain amounts in 95% of dollar bills in the USA, and a worrying proportion of bills and paper receipts with high levels of BPA. BPA is a hormone-disrupting chemical which has been linked to a higher risk of developing several diseases and conditions, such as cancer, obesity, early puberty, and infertility. BPA has also been found to affect brain development of babies exposed to it in the womb. The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition, co-authors of a new study, say that the BPA on paper money is not chemically bound, it is a powdery film that easily comes off onto human skin when touched."


BPA, found in receipt paper, is escaping into our money (paper dollars) in large quantities. Though also a component of baby bottles, BPA doesn't leak off as easily as BPA found on paper.

If was found that "Highest quantities of BPA transfer onto the skin came from crumpling a receipt between two fingers and a thumb, the report revealed."

"The authors of the report wrote:

"Chemicals that can cause cancer, disrupt hormones, cause reproductive harm and infertility, or cause learning disabilities have no place in the products we bring into our homes. New law must reduce or eliminate the use of known toxics on a strict timeline.

New law should expedite the approval of new chemicals that are inherently low-hazard and/or would serve as safer alternatives for problematic uses of existing chemicals such as BPA. Innovative companies could use this expedited approval to meet the growing global market for safer chemicals."