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Meat Products: Preservatives

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6 June 2025

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30 June 2025 · Answer

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30 June 2025

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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the public health impact of removing added nitrites from processed meats, including potential reductions in cancer incidence and pressures on NHS services.

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  1. 6 June 2025

    Written question

    To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the public health impact of removing added nitrites from processed meats, including potential reductions in cancer incidence and pressures on NHS services.

    Source: Lords

  2. 30 June 2025

    Answer

    No specific assessment has been made of the public health impact of removing added nitrates and/or nitrites from processed meats. An assessment has been made of the health impact of nitrates/nitrites more generally.Government advice on red and processed m...

    Source: Written answer

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