Cancer specialists and politicians are among those backing the campaign to take out nitrites. They say nitrite-free alternatives ... They said producers of Parma ham had not used nitrites for ...

The preservative sodium nitrite is present in almost all types of ham, as it increases shelf life, adds flavour and enhances colour – ham would have a grey-ish hue without it. However Thomas ...

Prosciutto di Parma, for example, is a dry-cured ham that’s processed without nitrates and nitrites, and aged for at least 14 months after its first salting. Ham that hasn’t been prepared with ...