Abstract: [Objective] The research aimed to understand the residual quantity of nitrite in the meat products on sale in Changshu City of Jiangsu Province from 2008 to 2010.[Method] 167 samples of salted meat and sausage meat products sold in the large supermarkets and traditional farm products markets in Changshu City were collected from 2008 to 2010 to detect the residual quantity of nitrite in the meat products.[Result] The qualified rate of meat products on sale in Changshu City gradually increased from 2008 to 2010 and the qualified rate of meat products in 2010 was 12.24% higher than that in 2008.The qualified rate of sausage meat products on sale in Changshu City during 2008-2010 was 4.74% higher than that of salted meat products.And the qualified rate of meat products sold in large supermarkets was 11.02% higher than that of meat products sold in traditional farm products markets.[Conclusion] The content of nitrite in meat products on sale in Changshu City was still high and the content of nitrite in meat products sold in traditional farm products markets was high than that in meat products sold in large supermarkets.Therefore,the management department of food hygiene supervision should reinforce the market management.