Concern about salt intake is gaining steam and increased consumer understanding about the impact of high sodium in their diets is encouraging manufacturers to strip salt out of their products wherever...

New research suggests that the salt content of some popular global brands varies across the world, with some consumers consuming twice as much from the same brand as their counterparts elsewhere in the...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand has reported that around 34 per cent of Australians are consuming too much salt but indicated that media reports might have exaggerated the over consumption. “Recent...

The Australian food and beverage industry is continuing to review product formulations and processing technologies to reduce the use of salt, according to Australia’s leading organisation representing...

The UK’s Food Standards Agency has today published revised, voluntary salt reduction targets for industry to meet by 2012 – offering more challenging targets to the food industry. The revision...

New research has cast concern over the sodium content of pizzas, with 94% of pizzas sold in Australia reportedly “overloaded with salt”. The pizza with the highest sodium was found by The George...

Some of the most well-known restaurant chains on the UK high street have agreed to work with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to put healthy eating firmly on the menu for their customers.PizzaExpress, Pizza...

In the next few years, Unilever has pledged a worldwide effort to reduce the salt content of almost its entire food portfolio, covering 22,000 products. Unilever’s aim is to reduce the salt content...

One of the world’s leading flavours and fragrances firms has developed new technology that they believe will assist food manufacturers address the issue of high salt levels in processed foods. Givaudan...

A new survey has put the spotlight on fast food meals, with many reportedly containing more salt than the government’s recommended daily maximum. Published today by the Australian Division of World...