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The Health Menace Inside Your Sandwich

• gnicholas 3y ago
  > Confusingly for consumers, products with celery powder or other forms of natural nitrates generally bear a label stating “No nitrates or nitrites added.” The fine print on the package often states “except for those naturally occurring in celery powder.” I've seen this a lot, and also a similar confusing label for products with nitrates/nitrites derived from sea salt. The fact that it's possible to isolate these compounds from mountains of "natural" foods doesn't make them any less unhealthy. It doesn't matter where the preservatives come from, and tricky language like this serves only to mislead consumers.