Chinese alcoholic beverage firms have said that in contrary to certain internet reports their products do not contain sodium nitrite, a cancer-causing material.

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- GenTek Inc. (Nasdaq:GETI) today announced that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted unanimously that imports of sodium nitrite were causing material injury to the lone U.S.

Ten released from hospital after south China fatal food poisoning case SHENZHEN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A further 10 people were releasedfrom hospital on Monday and nine others were still receiving treatment after they were poisoned in a restaurant in southern Shenzhen City on Saturday.

WASHINGTON - Could the salt that preserves hot dogs also preserve your health? Scientists at the National Institutes of Health think so.

U.S. scientists said animal studies suggest a meat preservative chemical may be useful for protecting tissues after heart attacks and organ transplants.