Survey of food products for volatile N-nitrosamines.
A variety of food products containing nitrite were analyzed for 14 volatile N-nitrosamines by using a method demonstrated to be sensitive to 10 ppb. A total of 121 food samples were screened for volatile N-nitrosamine content. N-Nitrosopyrrolidine was confirmed in fried bacon at levels up to 139 ppb. N-Dimethylnitrosamine, N-nitrosopyrrolidine, and N-nitrosopiperidine were also confirmed in spice-cure mixtures at levels ranging from 50 to 2000 ppb.
D004128:Dimethylnitrosamine / Q000032:analysis; D005503:Food Additives / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis; D008722:Methods; D008832:Microchemistry; D009602:Nitrosamines / Q000032:analysis*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000032:analysis; D014835:Volatilization
D005503:Food Additives; D009602:Nitrosamines; D010880:Piperidines; C002743:N-nitrosopiperidine; D004128:Dimethylnitrosamine