The preservatives sodium nitrite/nitrate are one of the reasons processed meats are classified by the World Health Organization as a Group 1 carcinogen. We need to be mindful of how much processed meat we eat overall, but I know many people do eat processed meats like ham, sausages and salamis on a regular basis and so swapping to nitrite-free options is a clever idea, and I think it’s a really positive step to see more and more nitrite free products arriving on supermarket shelves, making nitri