What’s Inside the Bun?

If there is no such thing as a healthy hot dog, how do you limit the damage at this summer’s weenie roast?  Don’t count on the label to help much. Those pricey “natural” and “organic” hot dogs often contain just as much or more of the cancer-linked preservatives nitrate and nitrite as that old-fashioned Oscar Mayer wiener.  And almost no one knows it because of arcane federal rules that make the labels on natural and organic hot dogs, and luncheon meats virtually impossible to decipher when it comes to preservatives. That includes products made from beef, turkey and chicken.

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