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The boffins are having another go at telling everyone that the nitrites in bacon and other processed meats are causing cancer. Especially bowel cancer https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/27/too-much-nitrite-cured-meat-brings-clear-risk-of-cancer-say-scientists
This is old news, but the public and the food industry and supermarkets and governments have done little about it. There's delicious nitrite-free bacon and ham etc. in the shops, but you really have to hunt for it. 99.99% of what's on the shelves has nitrites in it but it's in the tiniest font on the packaging.
Nitrite-free bacon in the UK is mostly made by Finnebrogue of Northern Ireland. You can get it in most supermarkets, but only in branches with a middle class demographic. In other words, Clapham, but not Brixton.
Edit: Parma ham never has nitrites in it. "Parma Ham" is a legally protected term, so it has to be made in the authentic Parma way. Often it's the only nitrite-free processed meat stocked in the small, local supermarkets. Lidl Parma ham tastes awesome, much better thna M&S or Tesco or Sainsburys. Much cheaper as well.