date:Dec 20, 2018
rs and the out of home sector including restaurants, cafes and pub chains, and the categories include bread, crisps and ready meals.
Companies were asked to meet average and maximum targets for salt content per 100g, with the maximum targets ranging from 0.13g in canned vegetables, to 3.75g in curry pastes. The foods covered by the programme provide more than half the salt in the nations diet.
While salt reduction has been ongoing since 2006, progress towards meeting food targets was previous