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• Technomic finds strong consumer support for nutritional disclosure at restaurants

  

  In a recently completed survey of restaurant user attitudes, Technomic found that 65 percent favor nutritional labeling in restaurants, with the strongest demand for listing of calories and sodium content.»

  United States

  November 28, 2012

• Low/No/Reduced Sodium NPD claims decline despite salt concerns

  

  Despite increased awareness about the risks of too much sodium in consumers’ diets and pledges from governments around the world to reduce salt levels in food, products with low/no/reduced sodium claims have seen some decline over the past years according...»

  European Union

  September 03, 2012

• Canada has saltiest fries, sandwiches and salads, study finds

  French fries sold at major fast-food chains in Canada contain more than double the amount of salt of those sold at U.S. locations, according to a new international study that found salt levels in fast foods varied significantly in different...»

  Canada

  April 16, 2012

  In this Item:
  Burger King, KFC, McDonalds Corporation, Subway

• US watchdog group pushes to get Big Macs and fries out of hospitals

  A US watchdog group is demanding that the nation’s hospitals kick McDonald’s restaurants off their campuses to “to help curb the epidemic of diet-related disease and to stop fostering a food environment that promotes harm, not health.”   The move this...»

  United States

  April 13, 2012

  In this Item:
  McDonalds Corporation

• Reducing salt in crisps without affecting the taste

  Food scientists have found a way of measuring how we register the saltiness of crisps which could lead to new ways of producing healthier crisps — without losing any of the taste. The research by scientists at The University of...»

  United Kingdom

  February 19, 2012

• Nine in 10 U.S. adults get too much sodium every day

  

  Nearly all Americans consume much more sodium than they should, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of the sodium comes from common restaurant or grocery store items.»

  United States

  February 19, 2012

• SaltWorks Inc unveils new state-of-the-art Gourmet Salt Facility

  

  SaltWorks, Inc. (http://www.seasalt.com) doesn't do anything halfway, and it has a brand new, 100,000 sq. ft, state-of-the-art gourmet salt factory to prove it. With more than $3 million in upgrades, the new SaltWorks headquarters coincides with the company's 10-year anniversary...»

  United States

  January 22, 2012

  In this Item:
  SaltWorks Inc

• Canada's Health ministers meet to try to shake up food salt content

  

  The debate over whether food companies should be outed for failing to reduce sodium in their products is on the table at a two-day meeting of provincial and territorial health ministers that starts Thursday November 24 in Halifax. As Health Minister...»

  Canada

  November 24, 2011

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