Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty.
Washington/FDA -- Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty. The Food and Drug Administration is preparing voluntary guidelines asking the food industry to lower sodium levels, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg has confirmed. Hamburg said in a recent interview that the sodium is "of huge interest and concern" to the agency.
"We believe we can make a big impact working with the industry to bring sodium levels down, because the current level of consumption really is higher than it should be for health," Hamburg said.