According to data from the European Prospective Investigation
into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) the total consumption of processed
meat product by the Danish population is similar to the
consumption by the French adults, though only about half of that
reported for the German and Norwegian adults. Sausages also
account for the major part of the processed meats consumed by the
French, German and Norwegian adults (Linseisen et al., 2002). A
higher consumption of sausages accounts for the major part of the
higher total consumption by the German and Norwegian adults. According
to the survey summarized in Table 2 the NVNAs are detected
in nearly all samples taken fromthe Danish market. The mean levels
of the individual NVNAs were ≤118 μg kg−1, highest for NTCA. NTCA
and NMTCA are found at concentration levels up to 4030 μg kg−1
and 39 μg kg−1, respectively.