October 22/Health Risk Factor Week -- ConAgra Foods Inc. has pledged to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20% by 2015. Since 2006, the company has already removed more than 2 million pounds of salt from it products. This pledge adds 8 million pounds of salt to the equation, with the company ultimately removing 10 million pounds of salt from American diets each year.
"Sodium reduction is part of our ongoing work to make food more nutritious," said Gary Rodkin, ConAgra Foods CEO. "Americans need less salt in their diets, and they want less salt in their diets. We have the capability to meet consumer wants and needs-food people love not only because it tastes good, but also because it's better for them."