DES in Food Production
During the 1960s, DES was used as a growth hormone in the beef and poultry industries. It was later found to cause cancer and was "phased out in the late 1970s". When DES was discovered to be harmful to humans, it was moved to veterinarian use. DES was found to cause liver failure in cats.
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