Accidental PCB rice-oil poisonings killed infants and caused lifelong disorders

Evidence

In Japan in 1968 and in Taiwan in 1979, thousands of people accidentally ingested PCB-contaminated rice oil, which contained PCB concentrations as high as 3,000 ppm. In Taiwan, 12 of 24 people died from liver diseases and cancers. Following both incidents, many people suffered from a severely disfiguring skin acne. Other problems included the suppression of the immune system, making individuals more susceptible to many diseases. Thirty-seven babies born to PCB-poisoned Taiwanese women suffered from hyperpigmentation, facial swelling, abnormal calcification of the skull, low birth weight, and overall growth retardation. Eight of the infants died from pneumonia, bronchitis, or general weakness. — Winona LaDuke, All Our Relations, 105

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: PCB effects are known mostly from accidental poisonings, not proactive research — Winona LaDuke, All Our Relations: Native Struggles for…, 104; Extremely tiny PCB concentrations cause permanent fetal brain and IQ damage — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 550; Mothers transmit concentrated industrial toxins to infants through breast milk — Winona LaDuke, All Our Relations: Native Struggles for…, 119 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Extremely tiny PCB concentrations cause permanent fetal brain and IQ damage #expands (0.85) — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 550
• Mothers transmit concentrated industrial toxins to infants through breast milk #expands (0.75) — Winona LaDuke, All Our Relations, 119
• Monsanto knew decades early its PCB dumping was lethally toxic and hid it #corroborates (0.75) — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 561
• Military PCB dumping poisoned Saipan residents who unknowingly reused the waste. #corroborates (0.75) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 419
• Breast milk PCB levels ran 200 percent higher in fish-eating Mohawk mothers #expands (0.75) — Winona LaDuke, All Our Relations, 124
• Saipan residents unknowingly repurposed PCB-laden radar parts dumped by U.S. troops #corroborates (0.75)