Washington Supreme Court allows lawsuits to proceed against Amazon over alleged failures in preventing harm from sodium nitrite sales.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (CN) — The families of three teenagers and a young adult who died after ingesting sodium nitrite purchased on Amazon can pursue claims against the company, the Washington Supreme Court ...

Four families whose loved ones died after consuming sodium nitrite allege that Amazon sold the product despite being aware it ...

Colorado lawmakers heard powerful testimony Tuesday about a bill aimed at saving lives. The measure would regulate a food preservative that is lethal in its concentrated form. The preservative, sodium ...

Sodium nitrite is a yellowish-white, odorless powder. You may notice that a small amount of it is in certain foods. But if you consume too much of it, it can be deadly. Unfortunately, in the last few ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson signs a bill on Friday, April 4, 2025. On Monday, he signed more legislation into law, including a bill to prohibit the sale of sodium nitrite. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Lawmakers are discussing a bill that would restrict the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, a chemical linked to suicide attempts. The proposed legislation, House Bill 1209, ...

The USDA is proposing to update rules allowing firms using celery salt or other natural sources of nitrates or nitrites, to make the claims ‘No Nitrate or Nitrite Added’ on labels (something they're ...

Scan the bacon section at your local Whole Foods and you’d be forgiven for thinking that nitrites and nitrates had been banished definitively from the land of natural and organic groceries. Package ...