Arsenic compound in chicken affecting Americans

Most people in the US are unaware that the chicken they eat is laced with an arsenic compound known as roxarsone, reports the Washington Post.

In the US, most major poultry producers add roxarsone to their chicken feed. Inorganic arsenic is a Class A carcinogen that has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and declines in brain function, reports the Washington Post.
The poultry industry has been using the feed additive roxarsone -- purportedly to fight parasites and increase growth in chickens -- since the Food and Drug Administration approved it in 1944. Apparently the arsenic additive promotes the growth of blood vessels in chicken, which makes the meat appear pinker and more attractive in its plastic wrap at the grocery store, but does little else. The arsenic additive does the same in human cells, fueling a growth process known as angiogenesis, a critical first step in many human diseases such as cancer.
The arsenic additive also presents health risks to farmers who work with the chemical or fertilizers. Chicken growers have reported illness from contact with roxarsone while preparing feed. Because most smaller growers rely on contracts with larger chicken producers that mandate the use of arsenic in chicken feed, the smaller growers are often unable to avoid the health risks associated with roxarsone.
In 1999, recognizing that any level of inorganic arsenic in human food and water is unacceptable, the EU outlawed its use in chicken feed. Reportedly, several American chicken producers, including Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms, have acted responsibly by discontinuing the use of roxarsone in their animals. Other growers have turned to "organically fed" chicken operations. Nevertheless, as recently as 2006, 70% of the more than 9 billion broiler chickens produced annually in the US were fed roxarsone, reports state.
Source: The Washington Post
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Rainbow Farms; owner Mr. Bobby Cho

I had the opportunity to visit the farm of Mr. Bobby Cho, Owner of Rainbow farms in Tarlac. It was a very nice experience to see his farm and discuss with him his plans of producing products for the Korean Community. Mr. Cho by profession is a Professor of Photography in a big Korean University and now, in the Philippines, a Natural Farming practitioner. He plans to propagate his Korean System of natural farming which he learned from his Great Korean Teacher. Good Luck and More Prosperity to you my Friend.

Superior F1 Certified Free-range Layer eggs

Our recent production of free-range eggs from Superior F1 Layers that produce 270 eggs per hen per year. These are TRUE layers that consume less feeds compared to Free-range Broilers used for egg production ( which produces 140 eggs or less per year and consumes more feeds).

We are now processing reservations for day old layer chicks for July and August production.

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You are assured of our Authentic products, as, "certified layers". We regularly import Parent stocks from Europe. We never Mis-represent.

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The Colors of free-range Eggs we produce from our Certified layers!

True Freerange layers from Dominant CZ!

2nd Organic Conference in San Jose, Antique

The second Organic Conference was held last April 28-29, 2010 in San Jose, Antique. I was on of the speakers in the conference and my topic was "Free-range chicken for the Filipino farmers for Meat or Egg production". It was on honor to be part of this noble activity that focuses more in providing the simple farmer an alternative skill in the area of Organic production. I would like to personally thank TRIAS, AFON, OPTA and PCARRD.These groups/organizations are the proponents of this conference. On the second picture is Mr. Pablito Villegas of OPTA and ECOCERT manager in the Visayas region.
Coincidentally it April 28 was also my birthday and I would like to Thank Mr. Romy Baldevia who presented me a birthday cake. This is one of the memorable birthdays I ever had.

Stephen Zaragosa recently visited the layer breeders in Antipolo. He is the Program Director for YWAM or Youth with a Mission in Bacolod. He also propagates free-range layers in his province.

"Everyone has the right to eat healthy food"

A statement made by Ms. Sonya herself in the special guest hall. One thing very memorable with my meeting with Ms. Sonya is her very good sense of humor which I think is also a very good ingredient to a longer life. Nina, Bea,Maggie and I were treated to a very healthy and delicious lunch before meeting the owner. Together in the picture with Ms. Sonya is Ms. Net the head Chef and Ms. Alice the Manager.

Sonya's Garden, our latest client

I am very honored to serve Sonya's Garden. A restaurant that promotes healthy and delicious food in a very good ambiance.
They will produce homegrown free-range meat and eggs for their restaurant in Amadeo, Cavite

Consuming eggs for breakfast reduces hunger- World Poultry E-news

Release Date: April 27, 2010
A research paper in Nutrition Research, a peer-reviewed journal, found that subjects who consumed eggs for breakfast ate fewer calories throughout the day than subjects who ate a breakfast of bagels and cream cheese, even though both breakfasts contained about the same amount of calories.

University of Connecticut researchers compared the physiological effect of the two dietary treatments on 21 men from the ages of 20 to the age of 70. Subjects who ate a breakfast of three scrambled eggs and a small piece of white toast ate 400 fewer calories in the 24-hour period following the breakfast, compared with subjects consuming the bagel breakfast. Subjects were allowed a free-choice lunch buffet three hours following breakfast, and those who ate eggs for breakfast consumed 112 calories fewer than the subjects who had the bagel breakfast.

The reduction in caloric intake is associated with the suppression of ghrelin, a hormone that stimulates hunger. The bagel breakfast was associated with increased insulin secretion and higher plasma glucose. This research supports previous studies sponsored by the American Egg Board that demonstrated that consumption of eggs at breakfast was associated with satiety.