Do you know anyone personally who suffers aftereffects of PBB poisoning? If so, what symptoms/disorders?

Question

The highly toxic chemical polybrominated biphenol (PBB), a fire retardant, was accidentally mixed into animal feed in 1973 in Michigan, brand named FireMaster. The animal supplement was correctly called FeedMaster; they were in similarly colored packaging. The consequences for agriculture and farm families in general was horrid; however, it is not limited to The Great Lakes area; it is pandemic, found in whales in the Arctic even. You rarely hear anything about it anymore. Did you know anyone who died because of it?

Answer 1

Nobody has been proven to die of it yet.  I bet there will be several claims soon.

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.

Farmers angrily maintain that state officials have tried to cover up the scandal, which is already being referred to as Cattlegate. Gerald Woltjer, 39, who has lost 600 cows because of PBB contamination during the past two years, feels that the state agriculture department was indifferent to early reports about PBB poisoning. Other farmers are irate over the department's decision to allow farm products with currently allowable PBB levels to be sold. Says Alvin Green, 58, of Chase, who shot and buried 150 cows last November: "I don't think it's right to put this food on the market for human consumption."

Agriculture department officials contend that farmers have exaggerated the extent of PBB contamination, and have used it in a few cases as an excuse for poor livestock management. They also insist they have found no detectable levels of PBBs in any milk, cheese or dried milk sold at retail since June 1974. Governor William Milliken has moved to resolve the dispute by ordering an investigation. But even as the Governor's probers were beginning their work, officials quarantined three dairy herds because of PBB contamination.

Answer 2

No I don't know anyone but it sounds bad.