Sodium nitrite, a naturally occurring chemical and common meat preservative, is only used medically to treat cyanide poisoning. But if the results of a new animal study hold up under further research ...

Four families whose loved ones died after consuming sodium nitrite allege that Amazon sold the product despite being aware it could be used for suicide.

The Washington Supreme Court ruled that Amazon must face lawsuits by families whose relatives died by suicide after consuming sodium nitrite purchased from its site. The court said Amazon has a duty ...

A Colorado father, driven by grief, is pushing to make Colorado among the first states in the country to regulate the sale of sodium nitrite. The preservative, used to cure meat, is deadly in its ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At first, Bruce Brown thought the substance in his son’s room was a performance supplement, like the plastic bottles alongside it. He’d never heard of sodium ...

DENVER — Young people are increasingly turning to sodium nitrite and nitrate as a method of suicide after buying the products online, according to research presented during the 2025 American Academy ...

The Washington Supreme Court has opened the door for lawsuits against retailers like Amazon for selling non-defective products that customers used to commit suicide. The court ruled last in Scott v.

Washington Supreme Court allows lawsuits to proceed against Amazon over alleged failures in preventing harm from sodium nitrite sales.

A team of researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, has developed a sensor that can identify sodium nitrite (NaNO 2) in various beverages, ...