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The ongoing debate about how – and indeed whether – sodium reduction targets should be achieved raged on in February as the comment period for the government’s probe into sodium reduction closed. The American Heart Association came out particularly strongly on the issue, blasting the Salt Association and others who have questioned the scientific rationale behind population-wide sodium reduction. Click here for details. However, food manufacturers pointed out that low-sodium products are not flying off the shelves, quite apart from the technical challenges of reducing sodium in products such as bread and cheese. Click here and here . The IFT, meanwhile, advocated a cautious, voluntary approach. Click here . However, others said mandatory targets were the only way forward. Click here. |
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February in pictures: Does low-sodium sell? Smucker’s sticker shock and pastures new for Pringles |
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Smucker 'sticker shock', Heinz on dismal US economy, and Campbell Soup on post-holiday blues |
February 2012: Job cuts at PepsiCo and ADM, Pringles to go to Kellogg, volumes dive at Smucker, Kellogg and Campbell Soup unveil a wave of new products, and battle lines are drawn in the sodium reduction debate.
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