Safer Sales Slip Act Suffolk County, LI

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