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UIN 85

Meat Products: Salt

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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17 July 2024

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23 July 2024 · Answer

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23 July 2024

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the volume of salt in processed meat.

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  1. 17 July 2024

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the volume of salt in processed meat.

    Source: Commons

  2. 23 July 2024

    Answer

    Processed meats are generally high in salt and, on average, meat and meat products contribute approximately 27% of salt intakes. A high intake of salt increases the risk of high blood pressure which, in turn, increases the risk of heart disease or a strok...

    Source: Written answer

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