It is pointed out that currently nitrite is still a necessary chemical in processed meat production.

并指出了亚硝在当前肉制品生产中,仍是必不可少的添加剂.

Some friends are at an eating place that only serves a processed meat product from the United States called SPAM.

朋友们在一个餐厅用餐，那儿只供应一种来自美国叫“SPAM”的加工肉制品。

Two years ago, the World Cancer Research Fund found a link between red and processed meat and bowel cancer and recommended that the average amount of meat eaten should be no more than 300g a week.

2年前，世界癌症研究基金会发现红肉和处理过的肉与肠癌之间的联系，并推荐平均一周内的食肉量不超过300g。

Now Harvard researchers think they may have turned up a reason for the discrepancy: Most studies don't distinguish between processed meat and fresh.

哈佛的研究者们觉得他们或许发现了产生差异的原因：“大部分的研究没有把处理过的肉和新鲜的肉分别开.

Some other studies have shown if you flame broil it, it might create cancer-forming compounds and the processed meat were no better than the fresher red meats.

有调查显示，红肉放在火上烧烤就会产生致癌物质。而加工肉类的情况也是如此。