regulation on the use of nitrite for meat preservation, allowing for
more nitrite to be added than the Danish provisions (Commission
decision, L 247/55 of 25 May 2010). If more nitrite is added during
processing the levels of NA generally increase (Gry et al., 1983;
Herrmann et al., 2015). The primary meat source of NA is most likely
sausages for the German and Norwegian populations since they
consume 4–7 times more sausages than the Danish population
(Linseisen et al., 2002).