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Although food preservatives are often vital for helping groceries last longer on shelves, new research indicates that they ...

A large French study suggests higher intake of some food preservatives may slightly increase cancer risk over time.

A large French study tracking more than 100,000 people over a decade has found that higher consumption of certain food preservatives—commonly found in processed foods and drinks—is linked to a ...

Colorado lawmakers heard powerful testimony Tuesday about a bill aimed at saving lives. The measure would regulate a food preservative that is lethal in its concentrated form. The preservative, sodium ...

A medical examiner report revealed this week that Empire actress Lindsey Pearlman died by suicide in February from sodium nitrite poisoning—and she’s not alone. Her death is part of an alarming trend ...

A French study of 105,000 people over seven years links some common food preservatives, like potassium sorbate and sodium nitrite, to a slightly higher cancer risk. It doesn’t prove the cause, but ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Lawmakers are discussing a bill that would restrict the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, a chemical linked to suicide attempts. The proposed legislation, House Bill 1209, ...

New legislation in Albany would ban retailers like Amazon from selling sodium nitrite, a common meat preservative linked to youth suicides across the country. “It’s basically like the suicide poison ...

Very high levels of sodium nitrite have been detected in samples of meat sent for analysis as part of investigations into the death of one person in Poland. The National Veterinary Research Institute ...

Greater daily exposure to nitrites in food and water may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, French researchers reported. Compared with those in the lowest tertile of total nitrite exposure (mean 3 ...