Our aims
To reach a consensus with the food manufacturers and suppliers that there is strong evidence that salt is a major cause of high blood pressure and has other adverse health effects.
To persuade the food processors and suppliers to universally and gradually reduce the salt content of processed foods.
To ensure the body of evidence from the scientific community about the dangers of excessive salt consumption becomes translated into policy by the Government and relevant professional organisations.
To educate the public in becoming more salt aware in terms of understanding the impact of salt on their health, checking labels when shopping and avoiding products with high levels of salt.
To ensure that the elderly and children are highlighted as particularly vulnerable groups whose health is more at risk from high salt intakes.
To ensure clear and comprehensive nutritional labelling of the salt content of all processed foods, with the amount in grams of salt per serving alongside the recommended government intake of 6 grams a day.
To work with other organisations and stakeholders in order to maximise the message about what is a healthy diet ensuring this includes reducing the current national high salt intake.