Ball Park® Brand Removes Added Nitrites And Nitrates From Its Beef Hot Dogs; Eliminates By-Products And Added Fillers From Meat Line

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Ball Park® brand gives hot dog enthusiasts more reasons to grill out this summer. Today, the maker of America’s number one selling beef hot dog* announced it has removed added nitrites and nitrates** from all Ball Park beef hot dogs, and eliminated by-products and added fillers from its meat line.

“Ball Park brand has always been about quality,” said Colleen Hall, director, Ball Park brand. “Today, we’re taking the lead by removing artificial nitrites and nitrates and replacing them with natural alternatives, so people can feel even better when choosing Ball Park beef hot dogs. Consumers want more transparency when it comes to what’s in the food they eat, and we want them to know we’re listening.”

Natural alternatives include celery juice powder and sea salt.

According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, an estimated 20 billion hot dogs were consumed in the United States last year. During the core grilling season months, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Americans typically consume seven billion hot dogs – which is 818 hot dogs consumed every second.

“The great taste of Ball Park brand hot dogs hasn’t changed,” said Hall. “We took special care to make sure everything consumers have come to love about our hot dogs stayed the same. We’re America’s number one beef hot dog for a reason, and taste tops the list.”

The Ball Park beef core portfolio of hot dogs are made with 100 percent beef and contain no artificial colors, flavors, by-products or fillers.

Ball Park brand hot dogs are available in the refrigerated section of grocery stores nationwide.

*Latest 52Week Period ending 2/19/2017.

**Except for those naturally occurring in the celery juice powder and sea salt

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