Did your receipt from the ROM (Receipt-O-Mat) have a fact that concerned you?
The studies linked below will give you more information on the subject.
Receipts contain 250-1000 times more BPA than plastic or cans.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20623271
BPA cannot be washed off and enters the blood stream through the skin at such a deep level that it cannot be removed once it is touched.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21030062
The two largest U.S. occupations are “retail salesperson” and “cashier” with more than 7 million Americans in those jobs. http://www.bls.gov/oes/highlight_2009.htm These workers carry an average of 30 percent more BPA in their bodies than other adults. http://www.springerlink.com/content/d5j507113141120h/
The level of BPA on a Safeway receipt exceeds the EPAs "safety limit" by 12 times.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/26/AR2010072605001.html
Surveys by the CDC found BPA in the bodies of 93 percent of Americans.
http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/BisphenolA_FactSheet.html
Both of these facts have the same supporting studies:
A McDonald's Happy Meal receipt had an estimated 13 milligrams of BPA. That equals the amount of BPA in 126 cans of Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli, one of the products with the highest concentrations of BPA tests of canned foods.
The highest concentrations of BPA is found in receipts from Chevron, McDonalds, CVS, KFC, Whole Foods, Safeway, the U.S. Postal Service, Walmart, and the U.S. House of Representatives cafeteria.
The University of Missouri-Columbia's Division of Biological Sciences performed the analysis on a set of receipts from establishments like Chevron, McDonalds, Starbucks, CVS, KFC, Whole Foods, Safeway, the U.S. Postal Service, Walmart, and the U.S. House of Representatives.
The findings were summarized by the EWG (Environmental Working Group) in an article detailing the dangers as they relate to BPA and receipts.
BPA & Receipts - Articles:
Disputed chemical bisphenol-A found in paper receipts
The Washington Post
Check Your Receipt: It May Be Tainted
NY Times
BPA-Free Receipts: Fast Food Chains Make The Switch
Huffington Post
