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Tag Archives: USDA
Why nitrites are so bad for you. (Or ARE they?)
A while back we examined “uncured” meat products and how they actually are cured, just with different methods than the traditional curing salts. We also talked about how those products can contain just as many nitrites as a package of … Continue reading
The truth about nitrites and “uncured” meat products
Go to your local Whole Foods or other source of virtuous and carefully vetted nutrition, proceed to the deli or meat section, and you’re likely to find a label that says something like UNCURED DELI HAM NO NITRATES OR NITRITES … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Something Else
Tagged American Meat Science Association, AMSA, FDA, nitrates, nitrites, nitrosamides, USDA
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