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POLYPHARMACY TREATMENT OF CHICKENS: "routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics ... one-third of feather-meal samples contained an antihistamine that is the active ingredient of Benadryl. The great majority of feather meal contained acetaminophen ... And feather-meal samples from China contained an antidepressant that is the active ingredient in Prozac." (2012). http://lnkd.in/dwUZZPD View in LinkedIn

2012 STUDY FINDS RANGE OF DRUGS IN CHICKENS. "We were kind of floored ... It’s unbelievable what we found.” He said that the researchers had intended to test only for antibiotics. But assays for other chemicals and pharmaceuticals didn’t cost extra, so researchers asked for those results as well." http://lnkd.in/dwUZZPD View in LinkedIn

A RECENT STUDY found a surprising range of chemicals in chickens. This was a landmark study because nobody had ever thought to test for these substances in human food. This firestorm led to the discovery that the gatekeepers of food quality, whose job is to protect the public health, barely did any testing, and to this day, continue the practice. View in LinkedIn

ARSENIC MAKES FLESH LOOK PINK. "It turns out that arsenic has routinely been fed to poultry (and sometimes hogs) because it reduces infections and makes flesh an appetizing shade of pink. There’s no evidence that such low levels of arsenic harm either chickens or the people eating them ..." Carcinogens take decades to show their ugly effects. http://lnkd.in/dwUZZPD View in LinkedIn

UNNECESSARY HEALTH THREAT. "This study provides further evidence that continued use of arsenicals in food animal production poses an entirely unnecessary threat to public health." Not to mention that these drugs are not used in Europe for poultry. http://lnkd.in/dvw555e View in LinkedIn

ARSENIC RUNOFF FROM POULTRY FACTORIES. "Runoff measurements indicated that annual arsenic losses from these fields could range from 0.004 kilograms per hectare to 19 kilograms per hectare. Runoff with the largest arsenic loads was recorded in a ditch closest to a main point source of the contaminant -- a shed where litter was stored." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100816095623.htm View in LinkedIn

AMOUNTS OF ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER from poultry farms. "Fields amended with poultry litter can accumulate significant levels of arsenic, according to new studies. These findings provide key information about the agricultural pollutants that can build up in agricultural soils over time -- and possibly migrate into nearby streams and rivers." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100816095623.htm View in LinkedIn

LITERATURE REVIEW of arsenic in chicken litter in 2011, before recent voluntary withdrawals of three of four arsenical growth promotors with emphasis on the Delaware peninsula intensive chicken farming region. It is very disturbing that the situation of arsenic contamination and use was so flagrantly out of control for decades before the voluntary withdrawal. http://lnkd.in/deg84mZ View in LinkedIn

DEAD ZONES FROM FACTORY FARMING. "The US Geological Service has traced flows of nitrogen and phosphorus into the Gulf, and there's no denying the link to farming. "In total, agricultural sources contribute more than 70 percent of the nitrogen and phosphorus delivered to the Gulf, versus only 9 to 12% from urban sources," the USGS reports." http://lnkd.in/dshzhUT View in LinkedIn

PHOSPHORUS OVERLOAD. "Phosphorus concentrations in Pocomoke Sound have increased by more than 25 percent since 1985, according to EPA data, suffocating sea grasses that are vital habitat for fish and crabs. "If it keeps going like this, we're going to lose all the [sea grasses] there in about five years," said Robert Magnien, a water quality expert." http://lnkd.in/dTU7CGG View in LinkedIn