Response to the President of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association: Use of Roxarsone in poultry and swine feed defies “sustainability.”
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Responding to Congressman Steve Israel’s (D-NY) proposed ban on roxarsone - an arsenical growth-promoting additive to swine and poultry feed - John Starkey, President of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, claimed use of the antimicrobial drug in poultry feed “…increases sustainability of production.” Mr. Starkey’s use of the term “sustainability” requires clarification - is [...]
