By East Michigan News |
Sep 5, 2024
In 1973, a chemical company in St. Louis, Michigan, shipped a flame retardant polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) that was mislabeled as a nutritional supplement to a livestock feed mill, causing it to be mixed into animal feed. This disaster exposed an estimated 8.5 million Michiganders to PBB-contaminated farm products, and its impact is still felt today.