"Plastic drinking bottles, canned goods and other items containing the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) distributed in California might soon be required to carry a label disclosing that the compound can cause reproductive harm to women.

Thursday's decision by a board of scientific experts to include BPA on a list of chemicals known to cause harm is the latest in a years-long dispute between state experts and the chemical industry, which says the substance is safe.

The decision was welcomed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group, which called it 'an important step forward in protecting public health.'"

Sharon Bernstein reports for Reuters May 8, 2015. [2]