United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 132334
Food: Salt
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1 March 2022
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7 March 2022 · Answer
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7 March 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the population's intake of salt from 8.4 grams per day to a recommended maximum of 6 grams per day.
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1 March 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the population's intake of salt from 8.4 grams per day to a recommended maximum of 6 grams per day.
Source: Commons
7 March 2022
Answer
Discussions with food industry representatives continue as part of the ongoing salt and wider reformulation programme. Reducing population salt intakes would reduce the risk of high blood pressure and hence cardiovascular disease. New salt reduction targe...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-01/132334
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1437136
- uk · wq-1437136 · source updated 7 March 2022