Hello Deborah Harris,
I am a businessman based in the Town of Brookhaven. For the last
5 years I have been on the side of the environment when it comes to non-toxic
products especially the prevalent use of Bisphenol-A. Fortunately, more and more
manufacturers are making BPA-free products that are found on the shelves of
quality stores on Long Island and around the
country.
That is why I support the Safer Sales Sip Act which is designed
to stop using BPA as an ingredient in the ubiquitous piece of paper
found
in almost every store and put in the hands of consumers, including children.
Once again I can report that there are alternative sources of sales
receipt paper that do not increase costs to our
businesses.
In March 2009 I stood with my friend, Karen Miller, and
watched Steven H. Stern and the Suffolk County Legislature pass groundbreaking legislation to protect babies and toddlers from
ingesting the synthetic estrogen Bisphenol-A (BPA), contained in hard plastics
used in baby bottles and “sippy” cups designed for young children.
So I am asking again for the Legislature
to do the same thing with BPA-laden sales receipt
paper.
Thank
you,
Robert
Meinke
Shirley, NY 11967
