Arsenic on rice and in chicken feed...who knew

Maryland First State to Ban Arsenic in Poultry Feed

According to a recent article in the Food Safety News - the move follows a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study released last summer that found increased levels of inorganic arsenic in the livers of chickens treated with the Roxarsone. The new data raised concerns of a "very low but completely avoidable exposure to a carcinogen," said Michael Taylor, FDA's Deputy Commissioner for Foods, when FDA announced the company was withdrawing the drug in response to the study's findings.

Arsenic anyone?

Arsenic in chicken feed is more alarming than arsenic in rice.  (At least on rice it can be rinsed off.)  This is exactly the reason I no longer purchase meat from factory farmed, brand name stores.