The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is questioning the accuracy of a new study linking health issues to animal ag production.
Michael Formica is the assistant vice president and general counsel with NPPC. “It’s junk science. It really is a series of modeling estimates that are run though other modeling estimates, which are based on a profound misunderstanding of both agriculture as well as the actual risk of these chemicals,” he says.
The study led by five universities, including two in the Midwest, says poor air quality tied to food production is estimated to cause almost 16,000 deaths a year with 80 percent connected to livestock production.
