MAHO - The Mid American Health Organization

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It can be done

10/07/2026

Cashiers and other workers who handle receipts throughout the workday can experience significantly higher levels of BPA and BPS exposure than the general population.

GREAT NEWS: The California Prohibiting Bisphenols in Receipts Act of 2026 (AB 1604) has been signed into law, helping to protect millions of California workers and consumers from unnecessary exposure to bisphenols, a class of hormone-disrupting chemicals that have been linked to serious health effects, including breast cancer and reproductive health impacts. Testing conducted by the Ecology Center in 2023 found that 80% of receipts contained toxic bisphenols, while 20% were already made without these chemicals, demonstrating that safer alternatives are available. Cashiers and other workers who handle receipts throughout the workday can experience significantly higher levels of BPA and BPS exposure than the general population. “Californians shouldn’t have to worry that something as routine as accepting a receipt could expose them to chemicals linked to cancer and other serious health conditions,” said Assemblymember Catherine Stefani (D – San Francisco).

Washington State's first-in-the-nation law banning bisphenols in receipts went into effect in January of this year. Since the FDA doesn't give a flying you-know-what and fails to even implement a simple regulation like this to protect all Americans, states must step up.

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