Nitrite-free bacon sales boom in UK amid fears over curing chemicals

Shoppers are switching from traditional product despite little evidence alternative is safer Bacon has long been a favourite of carnivores, but there is growing consumer concern about the health risks posed by nitrites, chemicals used to cure…
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RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published5 h ago (Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:58 GMT)
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AuthorSarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent