CASH
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Suppliers stand to miss salt targets
Food manufacturers across almost every category are in danger of missing salt reduction targets for 2017, new research has revealed. A survey by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) found that only one out of 28 food categories is… Read More
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Take voluntary deals with a pinch of salt
Did someone say it was job done on salt reduction? “The UK is among the world leaders in reducing salt. More than 70% of the retail market and 65% of big high-street restaurants and contract caterers have committed to cutting… Read More
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Health at risk as salt reduction strategy weakened by coalition says BMJ paper
FOOD RELATED diseases are one of the biggest threats to the nation’s health, partly due to the high levels of salt, fat and sugar in processed food. But the UK’s successful… Read More
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall backs new food alliance
HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL and a number of key national organisations from health, environment, social justice, animal welfare, development, faith and consumer sectors have launched a new alliance to promote the idea that eating ‘less and better’ meat is fairer, greener and… Read More
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Novel idea to cut salt in fish & chips
IT MIGHT well be a British favourite, but fish and chips is not always a healthy option – especially if there’s extra salt. However, one fish and chip shop in Yorkshire is trying to help its customers eat less salt… Read More
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No Salt Recipe for Salt Awareness Week
We loved working with the Charlton House and the Virgin Atlantic teams on this no salt recipe video for the Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH) website and Salt Awareness Week. It is a vivid example of what can be… Read More
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Aviko cuts 16 tonnes of salt from products
POTATO PROCESSOR Aviko has slashed the salt content of over 10 of its most popular potato products. Between 2011 and 2012 the company removed 16 tonnes of salt from products so they meet Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidelines. … Read More
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Caterer cuts salt by over 600kg
THE RESTAURANT chains took a bit of a battering last week in a new report by Which?, but there was good news this week with Charlton House announcing the first results of its salt reduction programme. In 2011,… Read More