date:Jun 22, 2016
As focus has been on voluntary targets for the industry to reduce the amount of salt in foods. But if CSPI and others convince FDA to reclassify salt (also known as sodium chloride) as a food additive, then the agency could establish mandatory limits on the amount of salt contained in prepared foods and foods served in restaurants. In this regard, CSPI urges FDA to require food manufacturers to gradually reduce the amount of sodium in different categories of processed food, and to require health