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Bacon Nitrite ruling stirs consumer rights clash
Carol Foreman, assistant secretary of agriculture, moves to reduce bacon nitrite levels to 40 ppm by 1979 after final rules allow up to 120 ppm and 10 ppb nitrosamines. Rod Leonard denounces the policy as protecting industry over public health, urging total prohibition amid legal and political pressure from Rep Jamie Whitten. Foreman cites congressional fears and industry data as reasons to temper the ban while acknowledging the cancer risk.
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Carol Foreman
Consumer Federation of America
Rod Leonard
Community Nutrition Institute
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Foreman
Leonard
Johnson
American Meat Institute
AMI
Capitol Hill
Carter
Congress
Whitten
House Appropriations Committee