New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and the Danish Cancer Research Institute (DCRI) investigated the association ...

Greater daily exposure to nitrites in food and water may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, French researchers reported. Compared with those in the lowest tertile of total nitrite exposure (mean 3 ...

Nitrite, a ubiquitous stable oxidation byproduct of nitric oxide (NO) metabolism, is now entering the pantheon of signaling biochemical molecules. Nitrite may have the unique properties of a blood and ...

Researchers from Queen's University Belfast are calling for the ban of nitrite-cured meat after a new study found a substantial link with colorectal cancer. The study saw mice fed nitrite-cured meat ...

Oscar Mayer is touting its new hot dog recipe that uses nitrite derived from celery juice instead of artificial sodium nitrite, which is used to preserve the pinkish colors of processed meats and ...

Very high levels of sodium nitrite have been detected in samples of meat sent for analysis as part of investigations into the death of one person in Poland. The National Veterinary Research Institute ...