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Sales receipts contain up to 1,000 times the amount of BPA found in the epoxy lining of some food cans, a previous source of controversy. Just one grocery receipt contained 41 mg, which exceeds the EPA's maximum ingestion limit for a 155-pound male. The chemical residue on receipts sinks into the skin to the point that it may not wash off; whether it actually transfers to the blood vessels deep in the skin is not known. BPA was found on 40 percent of the receipts collected from supermarkets, automated teller machines, gas stations and chain stores by the activist organization, Environmental Working Group (EWG), according to the group's release to the media on July 27. Prompting this EWG survey, scientists had reported July 11, 2010 that the thermal paper used in sales receipts is a major source of BPA although their study will not be published until a future issue of the journal, Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry. Meanwhile, this study is available online at the journal site at http://bit.ly/abynos - but only with a subscription to the journal or payment of an article access fee.