What is the lysine controversy?: Unpacking Price-Fixing and Health Claims
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In the mid-1990s, the US Department of Justice uncovered a major price-fixing scheme in the animal feed industry, involving an international cartel that artificially inflated the cost of lysine. This corporate scandal represents one side of the multifaceted **lysine controversy**, while the other pertains to its health benefits and the scientific debate surrounding them.