Tag: salt/sodium
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Canadian Health Ministers Agree to Reduce Dietary Salt Standards
Canadian health ministers reportedly met in St. John’s, Newfoundland, to discuss several health initiatives, including a plan to reduce the daily recommended intake of sodium to 2,300 mg from 3,400 mg by 2016. According to a September 14, 2010, press release issued by Alberta Health and Wellness Minister Gene Zwozdesky, government officials in attendance considered…
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Sodium Working Group in Canada Issues Report
The Canadian Sodium Working Group (SWG) has released a report detailing a three-pronged strategy that aims to reduce the public’s salt consumption. After examining the issue for two years, the federally mandated group has established an interim sodium intake goal of a population average of 2,300 mg per day by 2016, with the ultimate goal…
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CDC Report Claims Most Sodium Comes from Common Foods
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a report that claims less than 10 percent of American adults limit their daily sodium intake to recommended levels. Titled “Sodium Intake Among Adults—United States, 2005-2006,” the report also suggests that processed grains and meats, including poultry and luncheon meats, provide two-thirds of sodium in the U.S.…
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UK Health Agency Calls for Cuts in Salt, Fat in Food
The United Kingdom’s (UK) public health watchdog has issued new guidance that claims salt and saturated fat reduction could prevent 40,000 unnecessary deaths a year from heart disease and stroke. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has called for a maximum daily intake of 6g of salt per adult by 2015 and…
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FDA Action on Sodium Intake Among IOM Recommendations
At the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has prepared and released a report titled “Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States.” Starting from the premise that “Americans consume unhealthy amounts of sodium in their food,” which puts some 100,000 at risk of premature death from conditions related to high blood…
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IOM Announces Briefing to Unveil Report on Salt Reduction Strategies
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has announced an April 21, 2010, briefing to release the findings of its Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake Committee, which investigated various means “that could be employed to reduce dietary sodium intake to levels recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” To be held at the National Press Club in…
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Sodium Content Claims Against Denny’s Dismissed
A federal court in Illinois has dismissed putative class claims alleging that Denny’s Corp. fails to inform consumers that some of its menu items contain excessive levels of salt. Ciszewski v. Denny’s Corp., No. 09-5355 (N.D. Ill., decided April 7, 2010). Additional information about the case can be found in issue 318 of this Update.…
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Soup Maker Sued for Salt and Fat Content
A New York resident has sued Campbell Soup Co. alleging that its “Less Sodium” and “Healthy Request” tomato soups are falsely advertised because they contain the same levels of salt and fat as the company’s “regular” tomato soup. Smajlaj v. Campbell Soup Co., No. 10-1332 D.N.J., filed March 12, 2010). Seeking to certify a nationwide class…