Pfizer To Stop Selling Arsenic-Based Drug For Chickens

A drug used to promote growth of poultry and pigs is coming off the market. The Food and Drug Administration found higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen, in the livers of chickens treated with the drug than those who didn't get it. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/06/09/137077371/pfizer-to-stop-selling-arsenic-based-drug-for-chickens?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Jun 09 2011, 06:47 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog