In a recent New York Times article entitled “Arsenic in Our Chicken?” the author, Nicholas D. Kristof, suggests a pair of new scientific studies found “that poultry on factory farms are routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and even arsenic.”
Kristof then states, “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.” He adds, “There’s no evidence that such low levels of arsenic harm chickens or the people eating them, but still ….”