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Legislation on food additives (of which nitrite is regulated along with other food chemicals, enzymes and preservatives) “Bekendtgørelse om tilsætninger mv. til fødevarer og om straffebestemmelser for overtrædelse af relaterede EU-retsakter (BEK nr 474 af 09/05/2023)” Click here to access the full document.

Code of Federal Regulations Title 21, Volume 3, Subchapter B - food for Human Consumption (continued), Part 172 - food additives permitted for direct addition to food for human consumption (2020) 1CFR172.170 Click here to access the full document.

National Health and Family Planning Commission of the PRC Food safety national standard food additive standard; national food safety standard, No. GB:2760-2024; 28 Feb 2024, China Bureau of Scientific Standards, Standards Press of, Beijing, China (2024) China/National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Click here to access the full document.

Australia New Zealand Food Authority Australia New Zealand food Standards code: Standard 1.3. 1–Food additives Click here to access the full document.

The Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation Food sanitation act. Standards for use of food additives (2021) Click here to access the full document.

The Department of Justice Canada Food and drug regulations C.R.C., c. 870 (2021) Click here to access the full document.

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Guidelines for drinking-water quality, 4th edition, incorporating the 1st addendum. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2017. Click here to access the full document.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in water for nitrates and nitrites. Click here to access the full document.

Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite, and Cyanobacterial Peptide Toxins - IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans Volume 94. 2010 Click here to access the full document.

EFSA CONTAM Panel (EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain), Schrenk D, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom L, Leblanc J-C, Nebbia CS, Nielsen E, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Schwerdtle T, Vleminckx C, Wallace H, Romualdo B, Fortes C, Hecht S, Iammarino M, Mosbach-Schulz O, Riolo F, Christodoulidou A and Grasl-Kraupp B, 2023. Scientific Opinion on the risk assessment of N-nitrosamines in food. EFSA Journal 2023; 21(3):7884, 278 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7884.

EFSA ANS Panel (EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food), Mortensen A, Aguilar F, Crebelli R, Di Domenico A, Dusemund B, Frutos MJ, Galtier P, Gott D, Gundert-Remy U, Lambré C, Leblanc J-C, Lindtner O, Moldeus P, Mosesso P, Oskarsson A, Parent-Massin D, Stankovic I, Waalkens-Berendsen I, Woutersen RA, Wright M, van den Brandt P, Fortes C, Merino L, Toldrà F, Arcella D, Christodoulidou A, Cortinas Abrahantes J, Barrucci F, Garcia A, Pizzo F, Battacchi D and Younes M, 2017. Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of potassium nitrite (E 249) and sodium nitrite (E 250) as food additives. EFSA Journal 2017; 15(6):4786, 157 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4786.

EFSA ANS Panel (EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food), Mortensen A, Aguilar F, Crebelli R, Di Domenico A, Dusemund B, Frutos MJ, Galtier P, Gott D, Gundert-Remy U, Lambré C, Leblanc J-C, Lindtner O, Moldeus P, Mosesso P, Oskarsson A, Parent-Massin D, Stankovic I, Waalkens-Berendsen I, Woutersen RA, Wright M, van den Brandt P, Fortes C, Merino L, Toldrà F, Arcella D, Christodoulidou A, Barrucci F, Garcia A, Pizzo F, Battacchi D and Younes M, 2017. Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of sodium nitrate (E 251) and potassium nitrate (E 252) as food additives. EFSA Journal 2017; 15(6):4787, 123 pp.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4787.

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Schrenk D, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Grasl–Kraupp B, Hoogenboom L, Leblanc J-C, Nebbia CS, Nielsen E, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Schwerdtle T, Vleminckx C, Wallace H, Bampidis V, Cottrill B, Frutos MJ, Furst P, Parker A, Binaglia M, Christodoulidou A, Gergelova P, Guajardo IM, Wenger C and Hogstrand C, 2020. Scientific Opinion on the risk assessment of nitrate and nitrite in feed. EFSA Journal 2020;18(11):6290, 110 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6290.

Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission to perform a scientific risk assessment on nitrate in vegetables, The EFSA Journal (2008) Journal number, 689, 1–79. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2008.689.

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM); Scientific Opinion on possible health risks for infants and young children from the presence of nitrates in leafy vegetables. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(12):1935. [42 pp.]. https://doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1935.