Heinz ketchup, Kellogg’s cornflakes and a host of traditional foods from Cornish pasties to Stilton cheese are under pressure to slash their salt content.
The Food Standards Agency says radical action is needed to cut salt in a vast range of popular foods.
More than 14,000 people are dying each year because we are overdosing on salt, it claims.
Bread, ready meals, cakes and savoury snacks are also under scrutiny.
But the FSA’s salt reduction drive has put it on a collision course with some manufacturers who accuse it of a ‘nanny state’ approach to the nation’s diet. ….read more here
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