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Following yesterday’s successful salt reduction forum, hosted by the Food Standards Agency and the World Health Organization (WHO), further meetings will take place today and tomorrow between experts, academics, Government officials and WHO staff from around the world.
‘We all need to work together and tackle this as a worldwide problem ’
The meeting will examine what is necessary to set up a successful salt reduction strategy. This will include consumer engagement and awareness campaigns as well as looking at the reformulation of foods and the wider work of industry to support the strategy. Various countries will present details on what actions they have taken and their achievements, with the aim of sharing this among other countries and facilitating the wider adoption of this work.
Together with the information gathered from industry and non-government organisations yesterday, a final report will be published that will set out recommendations to WHO on how salt in the world population’s diet could best be reduced.
Tim Smith, FSA Chief Executive, said: ‘It’s exciting to have so many nations from around the world gathered together to talk about the important issue of salt reduction. In the UK, we have seen a lot of progress made over the past few years in this area, as have a number of other countries. However, we all need to work together and tackle this as a worldwide problem if we are to be successful in reducing the impact on health of high salt intakes.’
A link to the report will be made available on the Agency's website.
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