In article >,
zxcvbob > wrote:

> Emma Thackery wrote:
> > I heard about this on KCRW's "Good Food" this morning and found this
> > among many articles about the use of arsenic in chicken feed to make
> > them eat more so they can be sent to market more quickly:
> >
> >
> > Arsenic In Chicken Feed May Pose Health Risks To Humans, C&EN Reports
> > [excerpt]
> >
> > Pets may not be the only organisms endangered by some food additives. An
> > arsenic-based additive used in chicken feed may pose health risks to
> > humans who eat meat from chickens that are raised on the feed, according
> > to an article in the April 9 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, the
> > weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society.
> >
> > Roxarsone, the most common arsenic-based additive used in chicken feed,
> > is used to promote growth, kill parasites and improve pigmentation of
> > chicken meat. In its original form, roxarsone is relatively benign. But
> > under certain anaerobic conditions, within live chickens and on farm
> > land, the compound is converted into more toxic forms of inorganic
> > arsenic. Arsenic has been linked to bladder, lung, skin, kidney and
> > colon cancer, while low-level exposures can lead to partial paralysis
> > and diabetes, the article notes......
> >
> > <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=67500&nfid=crss>
>
>
> Stupid article.

Exactly what is it that is so stupid about this article from the
American Chemical Society?

> They are trying to create a controversy where none
> exists because people like to be hysterical these days.

On what are you basing your assertion?