Luckily, most of today's corned beef is processed without nitrates (saltpeter), which used to be used as a preservative against botulism and to maintain the bright red color.
OSHA, an agency of the Department of Labor, publishes a list of Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories. Organizations currently recognized by OSHA as NRTLs: 1  Canadian Standards Association (CSA) (also known as CSA International). 2  Communication Certification Laboratory, Inc. (CCL).he testing and certification are done to U.S. consensus-based product safety test standards. These test standards are not developed or issued by OSHA, but are issued by U.S. standards organizations, such as the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
1 Nanoparticle iron medicinal products - Requirements for approval of intended copies of non-biological complex drugs (NBCD) and the importance of clinical comparative studies; Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2012;64: 324-328.  How to Regulate Nonbiological Complex Drugs (NBCD) and Their Follow-on Versions: Points to Consider.