Salt in the News 2019 - Action on Salt

Access to Nutrition Initiative: U.K. Product Profile 2019 (18th September)
The Sun: M&S seasoning packets backed by Gemma Collins slammed by health experts (with quote from our policy coordinator Mhairi Brown) (12th September)
The George Institute for Global Health: How your meat-free favourites could be tricking you (10th September)
Nutrition Insight: Battling child obesity: Scotland to table junk food limitations on national scale (with quote from our campaign lead Sonia Pombo) (5th September)

World Action on Salt and Health Opinion Piece: Reducing population salt intake—An update on latest evidence and global action (26th August)
Action on Salt Release: Pick wisely when you picnic as new survey exposes dangerously high salty finger foods that could put your health at risk (15th August)
Action on Salt and Sugar Comment: Saturated fats and health: SACN report (1st August)
Action on Salt and Action on Sugar Release: Call for a Levy on Manufacturers to Reduce Excessive Calories in Unhealthy Food (7th August)

WASH Research: Formulas used to estimate salt intake alter sodium-mortality relationship (29th July)
Action on Salt Comment: Response to release of the Prevention Green Paper (23rd July)
Action on Salt Comment: Response to Imperial College London and University of London analysis of the Responsibility Deal (19th July)
WASH Research: Salt intake in China among highest in the world for the past four decades (12th July)
Action on Salt Comment: Response to Boris Johnson's proposed review of 'sin taxes' (3rd July)

Action on Salt Comment: Action on Salt welcomes development of a National Food Strategy (27th June)
Action on Salt Comment: Action on Salt supports PHE's recommendation for mandatory guidelines on free sugars on infant foods for under 2's (27th June)
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Recommendations: RCPCH Prevention vision for child health (27th June)
Action on Salt Release: Action on Salt Chairman Graham MacGregor awarded a CBE! (10th June)
Action on Salt and Action on Sugar Release: Call for Ban on using Cartoon Animations On-Pack to Market Unhealthy Products to Children
Sustain: Thousands of women and children miss out on healthy food scheme in 2018 (1st June)

New Research: The International Consortium for Quality Research on Dietary Sodium/Salt (TRUE) position statement on the use of 24‐hour, spot, and short duration (<24 hours) timed urine collections to assess dietary sodium intake (22nd May)
The BMJ: Big tobacco, the new politics, and the threat to public health (15th May)
Food Ingredients First: Keeping salt reduction on the agenda: Reduced sodium solutions in high demand for NPD (13th May)
The Times: Deliveroo dishes up junk food deals to the obese (12th May)

British Baker: Four lessons from the 2019 BSB spring conference (featuring our Chair Graham MacGregor) (16th April)
Lo Salt: Lo Salt respond to proposed changes to the NICE Hypertension guidelines (12th April)
Action on Salt comment: Reaction to The Lancet's Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: The Global Burden of Disease Study (4th April)

Cancer Research UK: Paying the price (27th March)
CSPI: Salt Institute to dissolve (6th March)
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine: Sodium and Potassium Dietary Reference Intake Values Updated in New Report; Introduces New Category for Sodium Based on Chronic Disease Risk Reduction (5th March)
Action on Salt Release: Salt Warning as Children’s Meals in the Casual Dining Sector are getting SALTIER and Failing to Meet Public Health England’s Targets (5th March)
iNews: Soluble painkillers can contain as much salt as 21 bags of Walkers crisps - with comment from our Chair Graham MacGregor (5th March)
Independent: Hidden salt in cold, heartburn and indigestion remedies needs health warning, researchers say (3rd March)
Which?: The salt in medicines that could jeopardise your heart health (2nd March)

Action on Salt and Action on Sugar Release: Children’s Breakfast Cereals STILL Shockingly High in Sugar with Nearly Half of Products Receiving a Red Label – Ban Cartoons on Unhealthy Breakfast Cereal Products (26th February)
BBC News: London transport network junk food advert ban starts (25th February)
BBC 5 Live Investigates: Supermarkets misleading shoppers (24th February)
BBC News: Supermarkets misleading shoppers on healthy food, say nutritionists (24th February)
Public Health England: Health Matters: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease (14th February)
New research: Sources of Dietary Salt in North and South India Estimated from 24 Hour Dietary Recall (1st February)

World Cancer Research Fund: Lessons on implementing a robust front-of-pack food label (30th January)
Hypertension Canada: Position Statement on Dietary Potassium (24th January)
Public Health England: National Diet and Nutrition Survey: time trend and income analyses for Years 1 to 9 (23rd January)
Food Navigator: The Food Foundation urges industry to 'make healthier options cheaper' (17th January)
British Nutrition Foundation: Find your balance - get portion wise! (14th January)
Department of Health and Social Care: Consultation: Restricting promotions of food and drink that is high in fat, sugar and salt (12th January)
Dairy Reporter: Researchers say calcium lactate could lower blue-veined cheese salt content (7th January)