Arsenic widespread in chicken

[mdlbear]

Arsenic Widespread in Chicken, Testing Finds; Avoidable Arsenic Commonly Added to Chicken Feed; Arsenic-free Chicken Available

MINNEAPOLIS, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Brand name chicken products sold in American supermarkets and fast food restaurants are widely contaminated with arsenic, according to independent test results released today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Testing of 155 samples from uncooked supermarket chicken products found 55 percent carried detectable arsenic. Arsenic was more than twice as prevalent in conventional brands of supermarket chicken as in certified organic and other "premium" brands. All 90 fast food chicken products tested by IATP also contained detectable arsenic. The full report can be read at: http://www.iatp.org.

Arsenic in chicken meat appears closely linked to the decades-old practice of intentionally and routinely putting arsenic into chicken feed. At least 70 percent of U.S. broiler chickens have been fed arsenic, according to estimates.

(from rowanf)

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Re: Shades of Francis Urquahart!

[mdlbear]

Presumably it suppresses some pest that's more sensitive to arsenic than chickens.