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April 29, 2010
Kettle Brand® Potato Chips Lightly Salted now called Sea Salt
The classic Kettle Brand® Potato Chips Lightly Salted flavor is now Sea Salt. The subtle shift in name reflects the all natural ingredients always used in every recipe and captures the brand’s reputation for delivering delicious flavor in every crunch...
March 22, 2010
Pepsico reducirá sodio, azúcar y grasas en sus productos
La compañía alimenticia PepsiCo planea reducir en un cuarto el sodio encontrado en cada porción de los productos de sus marcas principales en un plazo de cinco años, anunció el lunes. La compañía, que fabrica papas fritas Frito-Lay y bebidas Pepsi, an...March 21, 2010
'Designer Salt' could reduce sodium in Lays Potato Chips
Later this month, at a pilot manufacturing plant in Plano, Texas PepsiCo Inc. plans to start churning out batches of a secret new ingredient to make its Lay's potato chips healthier. The ingredient is a new "designer salt"whose crystals are ...March 01, 2010
Crackdown on salt could save U.S. billions
Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes over several decades and save the U.S. government $32 billion in healthcare costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday....January 13, 2010
Nueva York ordena reducir un 25% la sal de los alimentos
El alcalde de Nueva York, Michael Bloomberg, sigue con su cruzada por la vida sana. Primero, prohibió fumar en bares y restaurantes de la ciudad. Después, obligó a retirar las grasas trans y a especificar las calorías en los menús. Y ahora lanza una ca...January 11, 2010
New York City Health Department Announces Targets for Voluntary Salt Reduction in Packaged & Restaurant Foods
The National Salt Reduction Initiative, a New York City-led partnership of cities, states and national health organizations, today unveiled its proposed targets to guide a voluntary reduction of salt levels in packaged and restaurant foods.Americans co... Sponsored Content
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January 11, 2010
Responses to NYC led National Salt Reduction Initiative
Today the NYC Health Department announced the details of its National Salt Reduction Initiative. The program will ask food producers to voluntarily cut their sodium output 20 to 25 percent by 2014. Some big-name companies have signed on (PepsiCo plans ...January 11, 2010
CDC supports efforts to reduce the sodium content of manufactured and restaurant foods
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports efforts to reduce the sodium content of manufactured and restaurant foods. Most American adults should consume no more than 1,500 mg. of sodium – the equivalent of about two-thirds of a t...
October 15, 2009
ConAgra Foods to Reduce Sodium in Products by 20 Percent by 2015
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America’s leading food makers, today announced its pledge to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20 percent by 2015. Since 2006, the company has already removed more than 2 million pounds o...
September 11, 2009
Lowering Sodium Consumption Could Save U.S. $18 Billion Annually in Health Costs
Reducing Americans' average intake of sodium to the amount recommended by health officials could save the nation as much as $18 billion annually in avoided health care costs and improve the quality of life for millions of people, according to a new R...
July 23, 2009
Sodium Levels at Denny’s Prompt CSPI supported Class Action Lawsuit
Most Denny's meals are dangerously high in sodium, putting the restaurant chain's customers at greater risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke, according to a class action lawsuit filed today by a New Jersey man with the support of the Ce...
June 30, 2009
ConAgra Foods Studies: Modest reductions in calorie and sodium intake can significantly benefit health
ConAgra Foods announced today the results of two new studies showing modest reductions in calorie and sodium intake can significantly benefit health, leading to improved productivity and a reduction in U.S. medical expenditures. The analysis of governm... Sponsored Content 
June 29, 2009
New York City Wages War On Sodium
In New York City, it was a straightforward suggestion that left a lingering aftertaste in many people’s mouths: The city’s Department of Health and Hygiene exhorted restaurants and food manufacturers and the marketers serving them to reduce sodium cont...March 19, 2009
Salt replacements could be deadly, say renal specialists
Renal specialists have called for clear labeling on products that use potassium chloride as a salt replacer because it could pose a hidden risk for dialysis patients. Potassium chloride has been seen as a potential candidate for salt replacement becaus...
March 11, 2009
Potato Chips vs. Prozac: Salt May Be Natural Antidepressant, Study Finds
Ever wonder why those French fries taste so good when you are depressed?Here’s one theory: Salt is a natural antidepressant, which might explain why we have a tendency to over-ingest it.Kim Johnson, a psychologist from the University of Iowa, discovere...November 24, 2008
Some food products giving the boot to excess salt
Even as artery-clogging trans fats continue their fast fade from the nation's food supply, there are early signs that 2009's nutrition "bad guy"will be salt. Salt is being siphoned from soups, banished from breads, channeled out of chips, e...October 31, 2008
Salt is set to be the next trans-fat
With so much emphasis on health care during the current presidential campaign, whoever wins next Tuesday’s election will need to make some speedy decisions about the runaway medical costs occasioned by America’s unhealthy eating habits. Salt will lik...
October 27, 2008
GMA: Food Industry offering more low sodium foods
The average American consumes between 6,000 and 18,000 milligrams of salt daily. The body only needs about 200 milligrams.