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Sodium Nitrite. Nearly all processed meats are made with sodium nitrite: breakfast sausage, hot dogs, bacon, lunch meat, and even meats in canned soup products. Yet this ingredient may be a precursor to highly carcinogenic nitrosaminespotent cancer-causing chemicals that may accelerate the formation and growth of cancer cells throughout the body. In a University of Hawaii study, participants who consumed the most processed meats showed a 67 percent increased risk of pancreatic cancer over those who consumed little or no meat products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) actually tried to ban sodium nitrite in the 1970s, but was preempted by the meat processing industry, which relies on the ingredient to make foods look more appealing. Some meats are now processed without using sodium nitrite, and the USDA has set limits on the quantities in which it can be used.
The following additives are possible: nitrates, msg, wheat, soy, artificial color, artificial flavor and the government allows a certain percentage of non-food contaminants such as insect parts. Bleck!
