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by Katie Machol
Arsenic was classified as "toxic" and "dangerous for the environment" in the European Union and its use was banned there back in 1999, but our FDA claims that it's "safe" to consume up to 0.5 parts per million of arsenic in poultry muscle (though not taking into consideration its long term effects on the human body or its impact on the environment).
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