Product reformulation effective in reducing dietary salt intake

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In 2003 the UK Government set a target of reducing the average salt intake of adults to 6g per day. It adopted a two pronged salt reduction strategy, encouraging voluntary product reformulation by the food industry and simultaneously running a consumer awareness campaign that highlighted the negative health risks associated with high salt intake. Our analysis finds that between 2005 and 2011 there was a 5.1% reduction in the average salt content (grams per 100g) of British households' grocery purchases. It also shows that the actions of firms were crucial in driving the decline in the salt content of grocery purchases. The decline was entirely due to the reformulation of food products by manufacturers to reduce their salt content; households actually switched slightly towards saltier food products.

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