U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / World Health Organization / National Pork Board / FAO/WHO Expert Committee / Expert Committee on Food Additives / U.S. Food and Drug Administration / American Medical Association / California’s office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment / USDA / Assembly of Life Sciences / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / Toxicity Identification Committee / Food Safety / Council on Scientific Affairs / National Academy of Sciences / Food and Agriculture Organization / Committee on Nitrite and Curing Agents / University of Wisconsin / /
Sodium Nitrite: Essential to Food Safety Sodium nitrite, a salt, is a USDA-approved food additive that gives cured meats such as ham, bacon and hot dogs their characteristic color, contributes to their flavor, and preven