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Potassium Nitrite

High risk · e249

High risk

Some evidence links it to health concerns, and several authorities restrict or advise against it.

What the research says

Cured-meat nitrite; forms nitrosamines, the basis of IARC's processed-meat Group 1 classification.

Source: IARC Vol 114; EFSA 2017

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