World Class Shipbuilder Curriculum (WCSC) The WCSC supports the entire apprentice program by providing each apprentice with the technical knowledge required for the mastery of a trade, and an opportunity to obtain an associate degree in business administration, engineering technology, or engineering.
Sodium Nitrate -- Meat Preservative. Sodium nitrate is present in foods such as hot dogs, lunch meat, bacon, ham, smoked fish, salami and beef jerky. You can read the ingredient list on the food labels to see if a food contains sodium nitrate as a preservative.
A vast majority of deli meats include sodium nitrate as a preservative. Recent studies have found a link between the sodium nitrate in lunch meat to heart disease. Nitrates have also been shown to interfere with the bodyâs natural means of processing sugar, leading to an increased risk in diabetes.