A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins updates 2006 research showing excess levels of arsenic in U.S. poultry, especially chicken. In 2009 the Center for Food Safety petitioned the FDA to stop the use of arsenic in chicken feed. As the FDA has yet to act, the Center has now filed a lawsuit.
A new study from Johns Hopkins University updates 2006 research that found excess levels of arsenic in U.S. chicken. In 2009 the Center for Food Safety petitioned the FDA to stop the use of arsenic in chicken feed. The Center’s lawyer Paige Tomaselli tells host Steve Curwood that the FDA has not responded to the petition, so now the Center has filed a lawsuit.