In 2021, the FDA cautioned that nitrosamines impurities may increase the risk of cancer if people are exposed to them above acceptable levels and over long periods of time […].
Though long-term ingestion of the compounds has been linked with a potentially increased risk of cancer in humans, there is no immediate risk in patients taking medications.
In fact, the acceptable daily intake limit every day for 70 years is not expected to have an increased risk of cancer.
Science Direct adds: “Nitrosomanines are considered strong carcinogens that may produce cancer in diverse organs and tissues including lung, brain, liver, kidney, bladder, stomach, oesophagus and nasal sinus.”
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