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Folks, you're confusing nitrates with nitrites. Dr. A. said to avoid sodium nitrite as it's a known (or strongly suspected) carcinogen. Sodium nitrate is not.

Hope that helps everyone's search.

(I've found nitrate+nitrite-free bacon at virtually every supermarket I've looked at - Giant, Stop and Shop, Shaw's and Whole Foods).

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Just checked the book and Dr. A does say nitrATES (p. 124) which I missed. Sorry about that. That being said, my research has shows that nitrITES are the carcinogenic concern, not nitrates, but YRMV (Your Research May Vary). Sorry for my misleading info above the asterisks.....Looks like I was the one confused...not the first time!