Military To Stop Adding Saltpeter to Chow
WASHINGTON, DC - Boot Camp just got a little bit harder.
Military officials announced that Basic Training dining facilities will stop adding saltpeter to their meals, as part of sweeping efforts to reduce dangerous substances in troops' diets.
The switch to saltpeter-free food is scheduled for March 1.
Saltpeter, or potassium nitrate, is an ionic salt adde…
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