Excerpts: Arsenic-Free Chicken
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Excerpts: Arsenic-Free Chicken
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"There is a growing market in organic chicken and birds labeled "antibiotic-free": neither contains arsenic.
Because there are still many more arsenic-fed than arsenic-free chickens for sale, consumers can reduce their exposure by buying from companies that have stopped using arsenic, or by choosing chickens labeled organic or antibiotic-free. They can also remove the skin from the chicken treated with arsenic, which reduces levels significantly."
http://www.partnersforchildren.org/bull ... 11-06.html
"Consumers can limit or eliminate their arsenic intake in chicken by making smart choices about which chicken to buy," said Wallinga. "Our testing found plenty of supermarket chicken without any detectable arsenic. Birds sold under organic labels can't legally be given arsenic. For other chicken, your best bet is to directly ask for some assurance from the producer, supermarket or restaurant that's selling it."
"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 cited by the group."
"Adding arsenic to chicken feed is a needless and ultimately avoidable practice that only exposes more people to more of this ancient poison," said Dr. David Wallinga, a physician, author of "Playing Chicken: Avoiding Arsenic in Your Meat," and director of IATP's Food and Health program."
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2 ... icken.html
"There is a growing market in organic chicken and birds labeled "antibiotic-free": neither contains arsenic.
Because there are still many more arsenic-fed than arsenic-free chickens for sale, consumers can reduce their exposure by buying from companies that have stopped using arsenic, or by choosing chickens labeled organic or antibiotic-free. They can also remove the skin from the chicken treated with arsenic, which reduces levels significantly."
http://www.partnersforchildren.org/bull ... 11-06.html
"Consumers can limit or eliminate their arsenic intake in chicken by making smart choices about which chicken to buy," said Wallinga. "Our testing found plenty of supermarket chicken without any detectable arsenic. Birds sold under organic labels can't legally be given arsenic. For other chicken, your best bet is to directly ask for some assurance from the producer, supermarket or restaurant that's selling it."
"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 cited by the group."
"Adding arsenic to chicken feed is a needless and ultimately avoidable practice that only exposes more people to more of this ancient poison," said Dr. David Wallinga, a physician, author of "Playing Chicken: Avoiding Arsenic in Your Meat," and director of IATP's Food and Health program."
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2 ... icken.html