# @aglifesciences on Facebook

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.facebook.com/1455185766647807/posts/589866889846370
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65667603-aglifesciences-facebook
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- **Posted:** 2023-03-07T19:00:01.000+00:00

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Your favorite cured meat could eventually come without any added sodium nitrite. Although safe and efficient, sodium nitrite has long been associated with cancer concerns. 

Wes Osburn, a Texas A&M Animal Science associate professor, is researching an alternative curing system using vegetable powder to 'naturally cure' meats.

Continue reading at tx.ag/CuredMeats.

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#NIFAimpacts | USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture  | U.S. Department of Agriculture

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