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Arsenic

Level 5High concernIn Winter's Dictionary

Arsenic is a veterinary drug — Animal drug to promote growth in poultry and swine

What it does

Animal drug to promote growth in poultry and swine

Where you'll see it

Chicken, turkey, eggs (FDA tolerance 0.5 ppm in muscle, 2 ppm in edible by-products)

What the research says

Can cause blindness. Number one on CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: Number one on CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances; Community Right-to-Know List

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Can cause blindness. It is number one on the CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances