| abstract |
Sodium nitrite containing not more than 0.02% by weight of sodium carbonate and not more than 10 ppm of an anti-caking agent, where sodium nitrite has a loss on drying of not more than 0.25% by weight; wherein the water content in the sodium nitrite is not more than 0.5% by weight; wherein sodium nitrite does not contain more than 0.4% by weight of sodium nitrate, not more than 0.005% by weight of insoluble matter, not more than 0.005% by weight of chloride, not more than 0.01% in sulfate weight, not more than 0.001% by weight of iron, not more than 0.01% by weight of calcium, not more than 0.005% by weight of potassium, not more than 0.05 ppm of mercury, not more than 2 ppm of aluminum, not more than 3 ppm of arsenic, and not more than 0.003% by weight of selenium; wherein sodium nitrite contains not more than 10 ppm, not more than 100 ppm, not more than 500 ppm, not more than 1000 ppm, or not more than 5000 ppm of volatile organic impurities; wherein the total non-volatile organic carbon content in sodium nitrite is not more than 2.5 ppm or not more than 10 ppm; where sodium nitrite has a total aerobic microbial load count of not more than 100 CFU / g, has a total yeast and mold count of not more than 20 CFU / g, does not contain more than 0.25 EU / mg of endotoxins bacterial; wherein sodium nitrite does not contain less than 97% by weight and not more than 101% by weight of sodium nitrite measured by the USP colorimetric test; and where the heavy metal content in sodium nitrite is not greater than 10 ppm. |