Thanks to a simple delivery mistake, dairy herds across Michigan were poisoned with PBB in the 1970s. It is estimated that virtually all 9 million people living in Michigan had ingested contaminated meat and milk.
Thanks to a simple delivery mistake, dairy herds across Michigan were poisoned with PBB in the 1970s. It is estimated that virtually all 9 million people living in Michigan had ingested contaminated meat and milk.
Three local men are recipients of this yearâs CAG Hall of Fame Awards.
Bernie Bessert, Norm Keon and Ed Lorenz were voted into the Hall of Fame by the members of the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force, an EPA recognized Community Advisory Group (CAG). All three were involved with the formation of the CAG at its beginning in December, 1997. In previous years, the award ceremony took place at the annual Christmas Potluck, but with Covid 19 restrictions in place, the plaques were presented separately.
Bernie Bessert. Photo provided by Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force.
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Bessert, a resident of St. Louis, was an employee of Farm Bureau Services during the PBB crisis of the 1970s.