We’ve all been there: staring into the fridge, looking for a quick and easy protein to slap on a sandwich or toss into a pan. Often, our hands land on convenient packs of bacon, deli slices, or ...

The USDA is proposing to update rules allowing firms using celery salt or other natural sources of nitrates or nitrites, to make the claims ‘No Nitrate or Nitrite Added’ on labels (something they're ...

Even meat sold in a deli is preserved in some way, however. And that is usually with one or more salt compounds. One commonly used additive is sodium nitrate which helps protect meat from ...

While ham is packed with protein and flavor, experts warn that its high sodium and nitrate content may pose serious health ...

A new smartphone app is able to check food for cancer-causing chemicals. Scientists have developed a color-changing film that shoppers can stick onto processed meats. Snapping a picture quickly ...

Deli meat is convenient and often billed as a quintessential part of a brown bag lunch. Maybe bologna sandwiches were a lunch-box staple during your school days, and it's hard to deny the ease of ...

Frozen meats might make life easy, but the added preservatives often come with added cancer risks. Due to this, you need to ...

With a mission to enhance its better-for-you deli offerings, Dietz & Watson is refreshing its product line to be uncured by the end of 2020. Deli slicing meats including turkey, chicken breast, ham ...

If you’ve spent much time in the hot dog aisle of your local supermarket, you may have noticed more choices labeled “uncured.” What does this mean, and should you buy “uncured” instead of “cured” meat ...