Nitrates and nitrites give processed meats their characteristic pink color and robust flavor. Although many consumers want to limit consumption of these preservatives because the substances can form ...

(Nanowerk News) Nitrite is commonly used as a food additive, but when ingested, it can harm the body's oxygen transport system. The World Health Organization limits nitrite to 1.0 mg/L in drinking ...

A new smartphone app is able to check food for cancer-causing chemicals. Scientists have developed a color-changing film that shoppers can stick onto processed meats. Snapping a picture quickly ...

Electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate represents a dynamic area of research with significant implications for environmental monitoring, water quality assessment, and biomedical applications ...

Sodium nitrite is often added to cured meats, in order to prevent spoilage while also giving the meats their distinctive color and flavor. It can also cause health problems in large amounts, however, ...

Nitrite (NO₂⁻) is commonly used as a food additive, but when ingested, it can harm the body's oxygen transport system. The World Health Organization limits NO₂⁻ to 1.0 mg/L in drinking water and 30 mg ...

The appearance of tobacco-specific nitrosamines is facilitated by the nitrite present in tobacco. Since most of these nitrosamines are carcinogenic, it is essential to determine the presence of ...

Experts will present risk assessment strategies for nitrite detection and quality evaluation to promote safer pharmaceutical formulations with better patient outcomes "As the pharmaceutical landscape ...