# Re‐evaluation of potassium nitrite (E 249) and sodium nitrite (E 250) as food additives

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/re-evaluation-of-potassium-nitrite-e-249-and-sodium-nitrite-e-250-as-food/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS),Alicja Mortensen,Fernando Aguilar,Riccardo Crebelli,Alessandro Di Domenico,Birgit Dusemund,María José Frutos Fernández,Pierre Galtier,David Michael Gott,Ursula Gundert‐Remy,Claude Lambré,Jean‐Charles Leblanc,Oliver Lindtner,Peter Moldéus,Pasquale Mosesso,Agneta Oskarsson,D. Parent‐Massin,Ivan Stanković,Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen,Rudolf Antonius Woutersen,Matthew Wright,Piet A. van den Brandt,Cristina Fortes,Leonardo Merino,Fidel Toldrá,Davide Arcella,Anna Christodoulidou,José Cortiñas Abrahantes,Federica Barrucci,Ana M. García,Fabiola Pizzo,Dario Battacchi,Maged Younes |
| Citations | 159 |
| DOI | 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4786 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Environmental Science,Neuroscience |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4786 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2626357317 |
| PMID | 32625504 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2017 |

## Paper authors

- [Ana M. García](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ana-m-garcia/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Sulfur Compounds in Biology](https://scholariq.org/topics/sulfur-compounds-in-biology/)

## Paper topics

- [Sulfur Compounds in Biology](https://scholariq.org/topics/sulfur-compounds-in-biology/)
- [Water Treatment and Disinfection](https://scholariq.org/topics/water-treatment-and-disinfection/)
- [Neuroscience of respiration and sleep](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuroscience-of-respiration-and-sleep/)

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