Bye bye, pink ham: Nitrates in cured meats linked to cancer, French health agency finds

Euronews • 645d

A new report from the French health agency has confirmed a link between nitrates in ham and processed meats and the development of colorectal cancer. Used as preservatives, nitrates give ham its pink colour. So is this the end of pink ham as we know it?

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