Nitrite Food Additives : The Proposed Phaseout.

Examines the rationale for and legal issues involved in a proposal to allow the continued use of nitrites pending development of a substitute food preservative. Nitrites are used for curing meats and are thought to cause cancer.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Carcinogens. Food additives. Meat. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Examines the rationale for and legal issues involved in a proposal to allow the continued use of nitrites pending development of a substitute food preservative. Nitrites are used for curing meats and are thought to cause cancer.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.