Public urged to boycott foods that are still unnecessarily high in salt
29 January 2007 (Archived)
CASH celebrates progress on salt reduction in the UK - public urged to boycott foods that are still unnecessarily high in salt
New research from Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH), to coincide with Salt Awareness Week (Jan 29th - Feb 4th ), shows that many foods now have significantly less salt added than a few years ago. Now that lower salt alternatives exist for nearly all categories of foods, the time has come for the consumer to boycott those that still have large and unnecessary amounts of salt added.
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Click here for the survey data
Click here for update on salt content of disputed Tesco products
Please note that the survery was carried out between October and December 2006. Products are constantly reforumlated therefore please contact the companies direct for up-to-date salt content.