The preservative, sodium nitrite, is primarily used - in a diluted form - by meat processing companies. But in recent years, it has also been increasingly used - in its pure form - as a suicide agent.

2016 – Consumers posted on a sodium nitrite vendor’s website that the product was lethal. “[This] stuff will kill you. Amazon needs to get this off this search NOW!” wrote the one consumer.

Cultured celery powder is a natural source of nitrate with the same benefits as sodium nitrite. Whether cured or uncured, both types of hot dogs are fully cooked and ready to eat within minutes.

But, products with Sodium Nitrite as an additive and with concentration under ten percent are not impacted by this policy change. “Let’s ban this. Not just at 10 percent.

The use of sodium nitrite in suicide is increasing thanks to online boosters, they said, but testing for it is still not universal. Brown said he’s spoken with grieving parents and families from ...

The bill would ban the sale of high-potency sodium nitrite — more than 10% pure — to Coloradans, except approved commercial businesses, in a bid to slow deaths in a state that regularly has ...

When sodium nitrite exceeds 95% purity, it is labeled as a reagent chemical where trace amounts can cause extreme illness or death. The chemical product sold under Loudwolf’s brand reached 99.6% ...

Family Sues Amazon Over Son's Suicide by Sodium Nitrite Allegedly Purchased From Online Retailer This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar. October 04, 2023 at 11:45 ...

Shortly after taking sodium nitrite, Bennett reached out to a relative and said he needed to go to a hospital immediately. Paramedics arrived, but it was too late. He died in the ambulance.

Debate Over Sodium Nitrates in Food . Due to the potential health risks caused by nitrates and nitrites, such as cancer, many experts debate whether these preservatives should be included in food.