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Is changing ingredients the best option to maintain safety and combat salty diets?

By Guest Contributor on December 27, 2022

By Wendelyn Jones

Significant resources have been invested in public health campaigns to reduce sodium intake to improve health, but dietary intake remains high, threatening safe eating habits. 

Guidance from public health authorities indicates we…

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FSIS Requires Labeling of Salt Solutions Added to Meat, Poultry

By News Desk on January 1, 2015

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its final rule requiring that processors of raw meat and poultry disclose the products’ added solutions on their labels. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is…
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DeLauro Urges OMB to Finalize Two Food Rules

By News Desk on November 25, 2014

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) is urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to finalize two pending food safety rules. DeLauro wrote to OMB director Shaun Donovan Monday, expressing her concern that if the mechanically…
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CDC Report Finds High Sodium Consumption Among U.S. Kids

By News Desk on September 9, 2014

More than 90 percent of U.S. children aged 6-18 years eat more sodium than recommended, putting them at risk for developing high blood pressure and heart disease later in life, according to a new CDC …
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FDA Commissioner Promises Guidance to Help Reduce Dietary Sodium

By News Desk on June 19, 2014

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg is promising in media interviews that new sodium guidance, probably dependent on voluntary compliance by the food industry, is coming soon. The American diet of processed and…
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The Endless Debate About Salt: Don't Worry. Eat (Real) Food

By Marion Nestle on June 14, 2013

Since 1980, U.S. dietary guidelines have advised eating less sodium (salt is 40% sodium, 60% chloride).  Although sodium is an essential nutrient, most Americans consume way more than they need or is good for them—around…
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Institute of Medicine: Low Salt Intake May Be Unhealthy

By Gretchen Goetz on May 16, 2013

Health experts have long promoted one simple, consistent message when it comes to salt intake: cut back. Now, a review from the Institute of Medicine suggests that a diet too low in sodium may actually…
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Kountry Buffet Horse Feed Recalled

By News Desk on March 3, 2012

Following reports that some horses have died as a result of consuming feed that may contain monensin sodium (Rumensin), Western Feed, LLC is recalling two lots of Kountry Buffet 14% feed.

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Monensin sodium is a…
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CDC: Too Much Sodium in Most U.S. Diets

By News Desk on February 8, 2012

Nine in 10 U.S. adults consume much more sodium than they should, putting them at risk for heart disease and stroke, according  to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s newest “Vital Signs” report.

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