date:Jun 22, 2016
or sodium reduction in various foods that are focused on encourage[ing] industry to gradually lower sodium in foods.
Both Approaches Have Their Critics
Critics of the voluntary approach cite the urgency of the public health concern and that a voluntary approach would result in an uneven playing field where larger companies might lose consumers to smaller companies that do not abide by the voluntary approach. Others contend, however, that significant health benefits can still be achieved by redu