BPA Free Receipt Paper Rolls

Why more businesses are switching to BPA-free thermal receipt paper

BPA-free Safer for staff & customers Clear, sharp print 80 × 80 mm and more sizes

Most standard thermal receipt paper uses a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) to develop the print. Switching to BPA-free rolls removes a common concern for your staff and customers, with print quality that's just as good.

POS99 stocks BPA-free thermal paper in a range of sizes. 80 × 80 mm is the most popular, suiting most 3-inch receipt printers from Epson, Citizen, Star and more.

Shop BPA-free 80 × 80 mm rolls

How much BPA are staff exposed to?

A study published by Springer-Verlag estimated that someone handling standard BPA 80 × 80 receipt rolls every day is exposed to about 71 micrograms of BPA, which is 42 times lower than the tolerable daily intake. That's reassuring, but people understandably become more cautious when they hear something negative about a chemical.

✔  Removes exposure concerns for staff who handle receipts all day

✔  Shows customers you care about their safety

✔  Reduces BPA entering waste, where studies show it can affect animals' ability to reproduce, as it can in humans

What about print quality?

BPA is very good at producing stable, clear thermal prints, but BPA-free papers are highly competitive on overall print quality. For everyday receipts, most customers won't notice any difference.

What replaces BPA?

Manufacturers use alternative developers instead of BPA. The two most common are:

Most commonBPS (bisphenol S) Has similar properties to BPA and is considered less harmful, but there are concerns it can have similar effects in some cases.

BPA & BPS-freeUrea-based An entirely different compound without the concerns linked to BPA and BPS. The best option if you want paper free of both, though it costs more.

Is BPA being banned?

BPA appears on many organisations' restricted lists because of its reprotoxic and endocrine-disrupting properties. As a result, paper makers have increasingly switched to BPS, although there are concerns it behaves in a similar way.

BPA-free rolls from POS99

If you're looking for receipt rolls that are high quality and safe to handle, BPA-free thermal rolls are the best choice. We stock them in sizes to suit receipt printers, EFTPOS terminals and more.