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Kinds of food

Frozen Poultry, Chicken & Turkey

423 products.

Typical levels

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food around the US.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 1 of 27, average 0.27, highest 7.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 1 of 27, average 0.16, highest 4.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 6 of 27, average 0.37, highest 2.5 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 5.7, highest 8.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 4 of 27, average 0.21, highest 1.9 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 15 of 27, average 0.85, highest 2.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 7 of 27, average 1.11, highest 6.1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 4 of 27, average 0.56, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 3 of 27, average 0.51, highest 5.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 14 of 27, average 5.54, highest 48 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken breast, oven-roasted (skin removed): found in 6 of 20, average 0.85, highest 12 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 13 of 20, average 3.42, highest 12.5 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted (skin removed): found in 3 of 20, average 0.85, highest 13 ppb (2008-2012)

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

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