Thai FDA: 50% of sausages contain unsafe levels of nitrite linked with cancer


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Half of the sausages sampled in a recent survey contained unsafe levels of nitrite, says Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The FDA revealed that 22 out of 44 sausages sampled contained higher-than-permitted levels of nitrite, a preservative that is linked with bowel cancer.

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