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roxarsone

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roxarsone [¦räks¦är‚sōn]


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The most commonly used organoarsenical, roxarsone (4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzenearsenic-acid), is administered to feeds at concentrations ranging from 22.
What do we feed to food-production animals? A review of animal feed ... by Sapkota, Amy R.; Lefferts, Lisa Y.; McKenzie, Shawn; Walker, Polly / Environmental Health Perspectives
About 70 percent of chickens grown for meat receive roxarsone.
Chicken little? Study cites arsenic in poultry by Harder, B. / Science News
The author is a consultant for Alpharma, the manufacturer of roxarsone, an organic arsenic-containing drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in chicken and pigs.
"Arsenic in food": opinion parading as science by Bruce, Bernard K. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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