For many French people, charcuterie is synonymous with pleasure and conviviality.
A carcinogenic additive
However, certain everyday foods often hide a formidable additive: nitrite. The use of nitrite is legal... but the French health agency (ANSES) has just confirmed its carcinogenic nature. The State must decide: ban this additive or impose a simple reduction as requested by some manufacturers? The charcuterie industry lobbies and NGOs clash.
The results of more than ten years of investigations
We are only at the beginning of the battle... it would be absurd to reduce a food to its health dimension. New “nitrite-free” labels are popping up on the shelves, but what are they really hiding? In his book “Nitrites in charcuterie: the scandal”, Guillaume Coudray, who has investigated this health scandal for more than ten years, presents the results of his investigations.
The keys to sorting out fact from fiction
Guillaume Coudray's revelations on nitrite gave rise to a mission to the National Assembly to protect the French from the risks of colon cancer. In this book, he gives us the essential keys to disentangling fact from fiction and better choosing what we put on our plates and those of our children.
Read: Nitrites in charcuterie: The scandal by Guillaume Coudray at Harper Collins.
 Didier Galibert
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08/02/2023 | 
