Sodium nitrite: A 1944 oatmeal poisoning and new concerns about deliberate misuse
Chemistry World recounts a September 1944 incident in New York: 11 men went to hospital after eating oatmeal contaminated with sodium nitrite from the same restaurant, and half lost consciousness.
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Chemistry World recounts a 1944 case in which 11 men went to hospital in New York after eating sodium nitrite-contaminated oatmeal from the same restaurant; half lost consciousness. Its linked opinion piece describes new concerns about deliberate misuse of the chemical.
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