European scientists suggest a limitation in use of BPA, a hormone disruptor present in plastics and food

The proposed restriction is "a headstone for BPA in Europe," says Laura Vandenberg, an endocrinologist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who deems it "a significant thing." Environmental and public health activists applaud the idea, which will be open for public comment until February 22nd.

Jennifer Garfinkel, a spokeswoman for the American Chemistry Council, called the EFSA proposal "unpreced....