The FDA is asking is food manufacturers and restaurants to cut salt in foods, with the goal of lowering American's salt intake by 12 percent in the next 2.5 years.

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Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including condiments, cereals, french fries and potato chips.  The voluntary goals finalized Wednesday for 163 foods are intended to help lower the amount of salt people eat.  A majority of the sodium in U.S. diets comes from packaged or restaurant foods -- not the salt add…

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-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued a recommendation for reduced salt in commercial food products, citing a growing epidemic of preventable, diet-related conditions in the country. High sodium intake has long been linked to high blood pressure, which is a leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. The FDA guideline provides voluntary short-term sodium reduction

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NEW YORK (AP) — Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including condiments, cereals, french fries and potato chips. 

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The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that food manufacturers and restaurants cut back on their use of salt in packaged and prepared foods.

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The FDA said Wednesday it will be lowering its targets for sodium content in processed, packaged, and prepared foods, but not to levels recommended for cutting the risk of heart attack and stroke.

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PHILADELPHIA  (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it will be lowering its targets for sodium content in processed, packaged, and prepared foods, but not to levels recommended for cutting the risk of heart attack and stroke. The guidance issued by the FDA concerns voluntary targets for foods produced by food manufacturers, restaurants, and foodservice operators.“The targets seek to decrease average sodium intake from approx…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including condiments, cereals, french fries and potato chips.The voluntary goals finalized Wednesday for 163 foods are intended to ...

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By Virginia Langmaid, CNNThe US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it will be lowering its targets for sodium content in processed, packaged, and prepared foods, but not to levels recommended for cutting the risk of heart attack and stroke.The guidance issued by the FDA concerns voluntary targets for foods produced by food manufacturers, restaurants, and food service operators.“The targets seek to decrease average sodium intake from app…

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The voluntary guidelines create new limits for processed, packaged and prepared foods, intended to curtail Americans’ salt consumption by 12 percent.

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The voluntary goals are intended to help lower the amount of salt people eat. A majority of the sodium in U.S. diets comes from packaged or restaurant foods. The FDA’s target sodium levels aim to cut average intake by 12% over the next 2.5 years.

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