How ’bout a little arsenic with that chicken?
November 29, 2006
Oh this is fowl (sorry, couldn’t help myself!). Did you know that adding arsenic to chicken feed is standard practice in the poultry industry? They claim that it reduces illness and fattens the chickens, but I wonder at what price to the people eating?
The bad news is that the IATP (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy) conducted tests and found that 55% of grocery store chicken and 100% of fast food chicken had detectable levels of arsenic.
The good news is, you can still buy organic chicken at large health food groceries like Whole Foods. Also, the more popular brand Tyson chicken has been tested and found to be free of arsenic. Other brands such as Foster Farms and Gerber were also arsenic free.
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Okay, I was going to go throw out my chicken until I read the Foster Farms comment. Thank goodness that is what we buy! I am constantly amazed at what is put into our food…
I had never heard of that brand but will be sure to seek it out now