What is the Government doing to make sure the food industry reduces the amount of salt it puts in food?
The food industry can play an important role in helping consumers improve their health by reducing the levels of salt in processed food and by providing more reduced and low salt options. The FSA and Government health departments will continue to work with retailers and manufacturers to make this happen. There are ongoing discussions with food manufacturers and retailers about the levels of salt in manufactured foods and the opportunities for reducing them. Action is currently underway to improve the labelling of salt and sodium on food products. The FSA has recently commissioned research and met with health professionals, consumer groups and industry groups to discuss the nutrition information that consumers look for, to see how labelling (including salt/sodium labelling) can be improved. Current Agency advice is that information on labels about sodium should also include the equivalent amount of salt. The FSA will continue with its ongoing programme of surveys monitoring the composit
