Arsenic is a government-approved feed supplement for chickens

[donsu]

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/homerealestate/package.jsp?name=fte/arsenicchicken/arsenicchicken

USDA Finds Arsenic In Chickens

How is arsenic getting into chickens? Arsenic is a government-approved feed supplement that farmers use as a way to fight intestinal parasites in the birds, especially young ones. This USDA study is the first of its kind to measure the levels of arsenic in chickens, as well as how much of it is ingested by people who eat those chickens.

It's important to note that the USDA says that even with the higher levels of arsenic found in broilers, the amount of arsenic we ingest from our favorite chicken dishes is still well below what is considered a tolerable daily intake. But the researchers are equally quick to point out that the amount of arsenic we are ingesting from chicken is much higher than previously thought, which may prompt government agencies to reassess the acceptable level of total arsenic exposure.
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who knows if the farmer takes care in measuring the amount of arsenic put into the feed?

or do they buy feed with the arsenic already in it like cow parts are already in chicken feed.

wow, if mad cow doesn't get you, and salmonella doesn't get you, arsenic will. (a prion, a bacteria, a poison)

chicken meat hasn't crossed my lips in years. I stopped because of salmonella and the terrible conditions the chickens were raised in and the bad working conditions for the mostly women workers. This was before mad cow and my knowledge of arsenic in the feed.

[jmowreader]

1. This is ridiculous...arsenic fed to animals we eat?

You are not going to tell me arsenic is the only thing that works here. I know better.

[baldguy]

2. Arsenic is a government-approved feed supplement for children.

Remember, Bush tripled the amount allowed in drinking water the very first day he was installed in office.