The present study has also clearly established that nitrite
is necessary for color and flavor attributes, and for suppressing
lipid oxidation of cured meat products, but not
for its preservative. Thus it can be said that nitrite should
be added to cured meats and meat products as little as possible,
but as much as necessary. However, it should be
noted that in order to make sure, more extensive testing,
including effective challenge testing using C. botulinum
spores of various types, would be needed