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Polish sausage
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrite).
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Allergens
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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- Contains 2% and less of2.6%No flag
- Sodium lactate · E3250.2%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
- Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
- E262iiNo flag
- Sodium nitrite · E250High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
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Mechanically separated chicken, pork, beef, water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of (modified food starch, salt, dextrose, sodium lactate, spices, sugar, sodium phosphate, onion, garlic, sodium erythorbate, sodium diacetate, nutmeg, coriander, sodium nitrite).
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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