Alpharma, a Pfizer subsidiary, agreed to stop selling the poultry drug roxarsone after an FDA study found inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, in the livers of 100 broiler chickens fed it. Roxarsone had been approved since 1944 to curb parasites and promote growth.
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Firm recalls sauteed chicken
Pampanga Food Company of Anaheim, California is recalling about 14,430 pounds of sauteed chicken whose label does not declare whey. FSIS found the problem in a routine inspection, the product went to California and Hawaii, and no reactions have been reported.
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The Chicken Which Should be Banned
Only about half of a McDonald's Chicken McNugget is chicken, with the rest corn derivatives, sugars, leavening agents and synthetic ingredients including the antifoaming agent dimethylpolysiloxane and the preservative TBHQ. Organic Authority transcribed the full ingredient list.
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Healthy Recipes: Chicken Stew
Skinned chicken pieces simmer with garlic, onion, tomatoes and parsley for 25 minutes, then with celery, potatoes, carrots and bay leaves for 15 more. Eight servings at 206 calories and 6 grams of fat each.
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Healthy Recipes: Chichen Ratatouille
A one-dish meal for four: saute skinless chicken breast, then cook it down with zucchini, eggplant, onion, green pepper, mushrooms and canned tomatoes and serve over rice. Each 1-1/2 cup serving carries 266 calories and 253 mg of sodium.
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Healthy Recipes: Curried Chicken Salad
Dana Jacobi builds a September one-dish meal around the overlap of summer and fall produce, pairing diced roasted chicken breast with nectarine, plum, grapes and apple. The dressing blends low-fat yogurt, low-fat mayonnaise and mild curry powder.
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Healthy Recipes: Crispy oven-fried chicken
Skinless chicken pieces dipped in milk and shaken in seasoned cornflake crumbs bake at 350 degrees instead of frying, cutting the fat. Chill an hour before baking, dust with paprika, and cook covered, then uncovered until the meat pulls from the bone.
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KFC helps fight breast cancer
KFC gives Susan G. Komen 50 cents per pink bucket and has raised $2 million toward an $8 million goal. Harvard's Walter Willett says there is no direct link between fried chicken and breast cancer, though fatty food drives weight gain and fried meat carries heterocyclic amines.
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