Brazilian scientists create a cork sensor that detects nitrite in beverages, revealing hidden risks to food safety.

A sensor capable of identifying sodium nitrite (NaNO 2) in assorted beverages — such as mineral water, orange juice and wine ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shreveport, LA - Scientists have shown that very low levels of sodium nitrite appear to protect animals against ischemia and reperfusion injury, and they are hoping that the findings will translate ...

Among patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, intravenous sodium nitrite given by paramedics during resuscitation did not significantly improve their chances of being admitted to or ...

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, ...

Nothing says independence like eating an unnaturally pink finger of processed meat. The color of a hot dog is weird, sure, but would you have it any other way? On July 4, an estimated 150 million hot ...

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 ...

Treatment of anogenital warts with a combination of 6% sodium nitrite and 9% citric acid twice daily was more effective than treatment with placebo, according to recently published study results.