date:Dec 24, 2018
s or seasonings, may end up with just as high a nitrite content as meats with sodium nitrite added.
Adding to the confusion for consumers is that the US Department of Agriculture requires these meats be labeled uncured because they are produced without added nitrites or nitrates.
The average person goes to the store and sees claims like organic', natural' or no added nitrates or nitrites', and they assume those meats are safer, and theyre not, said Bonnie Liebman, director of nutrition at the