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The loophole here is that the USDA/FSIS recognize curing as only when sodium nitrite or sodium nitrate are added specifically, these companies making and selling “uncured” products are actually required by USDA to label their products this way because nitrite or nitrate is not an ingredient in celery or beet powder, this is just considered a “spice” by USDA not a curing agent.I have no doubt that the celery powder brings in a positive note to the overall flavor profile, I guess my beef is more that they advertise it as "uncured" when, in fact, it is cured. Just with nitrite from a source other than cure#1.