Very high levels of sodium nitrite have been detected in samples of meat sent for analysis as part of investigations into the death of one person in Poland. The National Veterinary Research Institute ...

A medical examiner report revealed this week that Empire actress Lindsey Pearlman died by suicide in February from sodium nitrite poisoning—and she’s not alone. Her death is part of an alarming trend ...

Breakfast sausage truly hits the spot in the morning. However, more than a few have been pulled from store shelves for dangerous contamination. Here are several breakfast sausages that have been ...

Sodium nitrite, a naturally occurring chemical and common meat preservative, is only used medically to treat cyanide poisoning. But if the results of a new animal study hold up under further research ...

Lindsey Pearlman's cause of death has been revealed six months after the former Empire actress was tragically found dead at 43, RadarOnline.com can confirm. Following an autopsy, the coroner ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Actress Lindsey Pearlman's death has officially been ruled a suicide caused by sodium nitrite toxicity. The 43-year-old was found dead inside a vehicle near Runyon Canyon in ...

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled that a sex offender committed suicide by drinking sodium nitrite last August in a Denton County courtroom shortly after receiving his guilty ...

DENVER — Young people are increasingly turning to sodium nitrite and nitrate as a method of suicide after buying the products online, according to research presented during the 2025 American Academy ...

New legislation in Albany would ban retailers like Amazon from selling sodium nitrite, a common meat preservative linked to youth suicides across the country. “It’s basically like the suicide poison ...

Among patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, intravenous sodium nitrite given by paramedics during resuscitation did not significantly improve their chances of being admitted to or ...