Top medical experts are urging a warning label on bacon and other processed meats that use nitrates in the curing process Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

These chemicals are found in everything from bacon and sausage to beets and celery — but how you consume them matters. Here‘s what the research says. Lisa Valente is a registered dietitian, nutrition ...

Nitrates and nitrites are naturally occurring compounds that are found in vegetables and added to processed meats. Nitrates convert to nitrites that can become either beneficial nitric oxide or ...

Bottled water is being distributed to the community in Williams Bay in Walworth County following a contamination of the village's water system. Officials issued a news release Aug. 28 announcing times ...

Sodium nitrite is a yellowish-white, odorless powder. You may notice that a small amount of it is in certain foods. But if you consume too much of it, it can be deadly. Unfortunately, in the last few ...

Nitrate levels in the Raccoon River are the highest they have been since 2013, forcing local officials in central Iowa to enact a lawn watering ban for the first time. The stage three water shortage ...

OLYMPIA, Wash — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a law Monday that bans a substance that dozens of young people have used to die by suicide. House Bill 1209, which overwhelming passed out of the ...

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If you've ever checked the label on deli meat, you've probably seen the words "nitrate-free" or "no nitrates added" plastered across the packaging. Sounds like a good thing if it means no ...

Isoamyl nitrite (aka isopentyl nitrite or, incorrectly, amyl nitrite) is an alkyl nitrite ester that has several uses in medicine and chemical synthesis. The term “amyl nitrite” is also used to denote ...

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