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Old 05-27-2015, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by CFrance View Post
Actually, it says that right on the package. It even lists that the nitrates come from celery. They are naturally occurring, not some chemical addition.

Frankly (ha ha), I wouldn't eat a hotdog, period.
And the article states:

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the nitrites naturally occurring in celery juice are exactly the same as the pure sodium nitrite added by sausage makers.
I don't think that it's "some chemical". Nitrates are extracted from various food sources and then added to the dogs.
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