How to Use sodium nitrite in a Sentence

sodium nitrite

noun
  • The poison, sodium nitrite, is a preservative in bacon but keeps the blood of live pigs from carrying oxygen.
    — Janet McConnaughey, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • After all, how flavorful is a mixture of pork with ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar and sodium nitrite?
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The bait Vercauteren is working on uses the meat preservative sodium nitrite.
    — Janet McConnaughey, The Seattle Times, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Researchers also had to make sure other animals couldn’t get into the bait feeders, and that hogs killed by sodium nitrite were safe for scavengers.
    — Janet McConnaughey, The Seattle Times, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Be aware that sodium nitrite is added to the brine to prevent bacterial growth and to give the meat its characteristic pink color.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Wang Yun, 40, was convicted of poisoning her students by adding sodium nitrite to the food being served to them.
    — Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
  • These foods also contain high levels of sodium nitrite, a compound that may convert into nitrosamines and increase the risk of gastric cancer.
    — Barbara Brody, Fortune, 16 July 2022
  • These foods also contain high levels of sodium nitrite, a compound that may convert into nitrosamines and increase the risk of gastric cancer.
    — Barbara Brody, Fortune Well, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The essential ingredients are smoked salt and Prague powder (the curing salt sodium nitrite).
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2018
  • Those include sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate, sorbates, potassium metabisulfite, acetates and acetic acid.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
  • However, consuming products with sodium nitrite levels above regulatory limits may pose health risks.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • The Environmental Protection Agency has been reviewing the use of sodium nitrite on wild pigs.
    — Hunter Davis, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Canadian police said Law, 60, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • The powder, sodium nitrite, can be used as a food preservative — or as a rocket propellant — according to the National Library of Medicine.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Canadian police say Law, from the Toronto area, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Commercial Spam relies on abusive heat inside a pressure canner and sodium nitrite (pink curing salt to anyone who has cured sausages at home) to help ward off potentially deadly bacteria for shelf storage.
    — Ali Bouzari, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018
  • Six preservatives — sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate, sorbates, potassium metabisulfite, acetates and acetic acid — were linked to up to a 32% higher risk of prostate cancer, breast cancer and cancer of all kinds.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • VerCauteren began investigating sodium nitrite eight years ago, using an Australian product called Hoggone.
    — Stephen Ornes, The Atlantic, 15 May 2021
  • Kenneth Law, who's charged with 14 charges of aiding suicide, is also being charged in Canada with 14 counts of second-degree murder for selling sodium nitrite online to people at risk of self harm.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Though some of these preservatives were not associated with cancer incidence, others were, including potassium sorbate, potassium metabisulfite, sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate and acetic acid.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, Pearlman died by suicide from sodium nitrite toxicity.
    — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022
  • At the end of his message, Lin pointed to a 2013 valsartan patent from another Chinese company that discusses using an alternative to sodium nitrite in quenching.
    — Anna Edney, Fortune, 7 May 2022
  • In 2023, Canadian police released photos of the sodium nitrite, adding that a joint operation led by 11 police agencies from across Ontario were investigating the case.
    — CBS News, 27 May 2026

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