From bacon and hot dogs to deli meats, cured meat products contain chemical compounds that increase the risk of cancer.

A recent increase in fatal sodium nitrite poisonings has some health experts calling for stricter regulation of the substance. Sodium nitrite is a white salt commonly used in curing meat. But in ...

New legislation in Albany would ban retailers like Amazon from selling sodium nitrite, a common meat preservative linked to youth suicides across the country. “It’s basically like the suicide poison ...

French parliament has approved a bill that aims to gradually reduce the use of nitrite in cured meats and has ordered a review of the potential health risks by the end of June. PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) ...