A study published in BMJ Public Health highlights a concerning trend of suicide by poisoning using the common food ...

Sodium nitrite-related suicides are increasing in the UK, especially among young people, prompting calls for regulation and ...

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 ...

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 ...

DENVER — Young people are increasingly turning to sodium nitrite and nitrate as a method of suicide after buying the products online, according to research presented during the 2025 American Academy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lawsuit against Amazon alleging the retailer sold a chemical on its website that played a role in the suicides of several ...

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, ...

Bacon sales are dropping as consumers avoid products cured with nitrites, a controversial additive linked to cancer. So how ...

A UK study shows a rise in suicide cases linked to sodium nitrite, mostly affecting young men. Cases have increased each year ...