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- noun The compound 4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzenearsonic acid once used as an additive in chicken feed
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also known as roxarsone, and have been added to animal feed for years in order to combat parasites, as well as improve weight gain, feed efficiency and help give meat a pink colour.
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also known as roxarsone, and have been added to animal feed for years in order to combat parasites, as well as improve weight gain, feed efficiency and help give meat a pink colour.
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However, consumer groups continue to express concern over drugs such as roxarsone.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration conducted tests of 100 chickens that were fed either medicated feed containing roxarsone or an untreated feed.
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Public health officials in Canada and the U.S. stress the findings don't put consumers in harm's way and that people who have consumed chicken that may have been treated with roxarsone don't need to worry.
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Washington, D.C.-based Food & Water Watch has highlighted the fact roxarsone is banned in Europe.
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Lloyd Weber, an Ontario poultry veterinarian and farmer said the health concerns stemming from roxarsone are minimal, but because consumers may perceive a threat, the industry must respond to assure them chicken is safe.
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"This is a precautionary measure to remove any avoidable exposure to very low levels of inorganic arsenic in chickens treated with roxarsone," Health Canada said in an advisory about the decision to suspend sales of the drugs.
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Public health officials in Canada and the U.S. stress the findings don't put consumers in harm's way and that people who have consumed chicken that may have been treated with roxarsone don't need to worry.
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Sales of roxarsone in the U.S. were suspended earlier this summer.
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