Bisphenol A Alternatives in Thermal Paper, Review Draft, Revised 2012 - Chapter 5

Bisphenol A Alternatives in Thermal Paper - Chapter 5

Bisphenol A and its structural analogues in household waste paper.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical produced in large volumes. Its main use is associated with polycarbonate plastic, epoxy resins and thermal paper. In contrast to other applications, thermal paper contains BPA in its un-reacted form as an additive, which is subjected to migration. Receiving a significant amount of attention from the scientific community and beyond, due to its controve...

Bisphenol A, Bisphenol S, and 4-Hydro​xyphenyl 4-Isopro​oxyphenyl​sulfone (BPSIP) in Urine and Blood of Cashiers

BACKGROUND Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high-production-volume chemical associated with a wide range of health outcomes in animal and human studies. BPA is used as a developer in thermal paper products, including cash register receipt paper; however, little is known about exposure of cashiers to BPA and alternative compounds in receipt paper. OBJECTIVE We determined whether handling receipt paper r...

DRAFT NTP BRIEF ON BISPHENOL A [ CAS NO . 80 - 05 - 7 ] April 14 , 2008

NOTICE This DRAFT NTP Brief is distributed solely for the purpose of public comment and pre-dissemination peer review. It should not be construed to represent final NTP determination or policy.

Re: A New Chapter in the Bisphenol A Story: Bisphenol S and Bisphenol F are Not Safe Alternatives to this Compound.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widely studied typical endocrine-disrupting chemical, and one of the major new issues is the safe replacement of this commonly used compound. Bisphenol S (BPS) and bisphenol F (BPF) are already or are planned to be used as BPA alternatives. With the use of a culture system that we developed (fetal testis assay [FeTA]), we previously showed that 10 nmol/L BPA reduces basal...