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...PBB problem came to light in 1973 when Frederic Halbert, 31, a Battle Creek dairy farmer who holds a master's degree in chemical engineering, noticed that his cows did not seem to be eating much and that the herd's milk production had dropped dramatically from the normal 13,000 lbs. per day to 7,600 lbs. When veterinarians were unable to diagnose the problem, Halbert decided to study it for himself. By giving calves feed from half a dozen different sources, he traced the ailment to a product purchased earlier that year from Farm Bureau Services...
Cover Up. Since the PBB contamination was discovered in Michigan in May 1974, Farm Bureau Services and Michigan Chemical Corp., which produced the PBBs, have settled 500 claims from farmers at a cost of $30 million. Some 300 more claims are pending, and even more may be filed. Though researchers have yet to make any direct links between PBB exposure and illness in humans, several farmers claim that they and their families have been affected by the chemicals, and have suffered from headaches, dizziness and sore joints...
...Ranger for the Boeing patrol bomber PBB...