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 ...

Smith Packing, LLC, of Utica, NY, is recalling 18,792 pounds of various ready-to-eat sausage and sliced meat and poultry products because of sodium nitrite levels exceeding the regulatory limit, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state legislators are considering a bill that would prohibit the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, a chemical compound that has been linked to multiple youth ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Supreme Court ruled Feb. 19 that a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon, brought by families who lost loved ones to suicide after ingesting sodium nitrite, can move ...

New legislation in Albany would ban retailers like Amazon from selling sodium nitrite, a common meat preservative linked to youth suicides across the country. “It’s basically like the suicide poison ...

Beef jerky is a great snack when you need protein in a pinch. But it's also loaded with salt, preservatives, and often sugars ...