What manufacturers don't want you to know about Himalayan salt. Where it comes from and what it actually contains

Himalayan salt has become a must-have in everyone's kitchen, after being heavily promoted and praised for its beneficial properties. But few people know that the product, marketed under this name, does not come from the Himalayas, but from Pakistan. The miraculous Himalayan salt, which is found in industrial quantities everywhere, is mined from the Khewra mine, Pakistan, unrelated to the mountain range that gives it its name .This pink salt is p…