> "If we caused microbial accidents because there are no more nitrites it would be even worse than the hypothetical risk mentioned," FICT Chairman Bernard Vallat said.<p>What an insane quote...
It's not just the cancer risk, if you have a nitrate allergy it can mess your stomach up pretty badly, naturally occurring ones seem to be ok but it's when they're added to preserve the food it's pure poison.<p><a href="https://www.livestrong.com/article/472610-nitrite-nitrate-allergies/" rel="nofollow">https://www.livestrong.com/article/472610-nitrite-nitrate-al...</a>