Sweeping FDA guidance would drastically cut salt in American foods

The Food and Drug Administration is asking food manufacturers and restaurants to cut the salt in their products over the coming 2½ years, hoping to reduce Americans' overall sodium intake by 12 percent., announced Wednesday, is expected to cover a wide variety of foods — from chain restaurant meals to processed food on grocery store shelves and even baby food.

The new recommendations aim to cut the average salt intake by 12 percent, down to 3,000 mg a day, Woodcock said. That is the equivalent of consuming 60 fewer teaspoons of salt a year. Woodcock said the FDA will watch the industry carefully over the coming years, rewarding companies that comply. It was unclear Wednesday what the rewards would be, and Woodcock did not say whether the FDA would take any action against companies that do not lower sodium.

The guidance will apply to more than 160 categories of processed, packaged and prepared food — including tomato sauce, dairy products and breakfast cereals — as well as meals from chain restaurants, Woodcock said. Different food categories will have different sodium target levels.

WHY do the rabble get 15 days to pay some government fee, but corporations get 2.5 YEARS to just use less salt? RE-DICK-ULOUS

Ummmmm sugar. That’s the one. Sugar will have the greatest impact. But whatever.

Is the government trying to start a crusade to add salt at mealtime among the MAGA crowd? Don't take our salt!

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Yea, that should change the world for better sure.

At least they arent firing orders and realize that they have to ask them and not tell them.

If the people wanted less salt they can ask for it. I like my fries and food as is. Thanks.

Let’s do an employer mandate for this too……(sarcasm)

Trying to manage people's diets like livestock...

Does this mean we’re going to get government funded healthcare?

My taste palette is sensitive to salt now. I had gnocchi from Cooper’s Hawk and it was extra salty. I haven’t looked at the ingredients; but I can taste the sodium. Zaxby’s needs to cut back on the salt, too. Jupina has almost 3.5 tsps of sugar in one can. Almost 1/4 cup.

Alcohol ?

But they won’t do anything about tobacco. And Sugar?

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That will make them add more sugar, which is the true source of heart disease and hypertension. Way to go FDA. I can always count on you to make stupid decisions

Why not just slam dunk the guidance to achieve 2300mg/day, don't fool anyone. We've known this for years. Most of the fast food tastes like salt sticks & salt pucks anyways.

Let’s start with soups!! They have so much salt, one’s mouth feels like the Sahara after consuming. Many foods are naturally salty, food labels should show how much salt is added. Time to let buy pkged food, that they salt to taste. Many seniors are on salt restrictive diets!

All that’s going to do is make me add my own salt if it’s not salted enough.

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Good idea I think. If they would only cut the sugar in cokes so I could drink them again...

Great in theory, but most ignorant Americans will just salt it themselves. With extra salt 🤣

oh, there must be a vaccine for that! ... what about sugar? in everything... gmo corn syrups ? everything... anyone checking into that?

Salt!?!?!? We desperately need to reduce/eliminate SUGAR from American foods!!!!! We need salt to live...we do not need SUGAR!

Why are we only doing this now? Should have been done at least 20 years ago.

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