A Colorado father, driven by grief, is pushing to make Colorado among the first states in the country to regulate the sale of sodium nitrite. The preservative, used to cure meat, is deadly in its ...

Colorado lawmakers heard powerful testimony Tuesday about a bill aimed at saving lives. The measure would regulate a food preservative that is lethal in its concentrated form. The preservative, sodium ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nitrites used to preserve charcuterie and ham may be linked to a higher risk of certain cancers or diabetes. (© Fred Dufour/AFP) ...

Frozen foods often contain preservatives and other ingredients that can potentially be dangerous. Here are several times ...

A recent study called into question the long-term health effects of common food preservatives. The study, published by BMJ Group, tracked more than 100,000 people for nearly 15 years and found that a ...

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Nitrates and nitrites give processed meats their characteristic pink color and robust flavor. Although many consumers want to limit consumption of these preservatives because the substances can form ...

Do you know why cured meats are pink? France’s national Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) recently confirmed a link between colon cancer and nitrites as food ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dietary nitrates/nitrites from food additives were associated with greater risk for hypertension vs. naturally ...

Consuming preservatives commonly found in industrially processed foods and beverages like deli meat and breakfast cereal is associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new study. The ...