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Salt in the news 2012

Canada -NDP health critic tables bill for national sodium strategy (5th November 2012)

WCRF - on WHO Global Monitoring Framework - tracking progress on NCD prevention and control (November 2012)

American Heart Association reaffirms its 2011 sodium reduction advise to limit sodium consumption to <1,500mg per day (November 2012)

Joint Statement on the WHO Global Monitoring Framework and Targets (October 2012) 

CASH Comment - Hybrid Food Labelling (24th October 2012)

Lancet comment on NCDs - One goal and five targets (14th October 2012)

Marketing to children, salt reduction and reformulation top WHO regulatory priorities for food in Europe (21st September 2012)

US - New research - Children eating as much salt as adults (17th September 2012)

In first year, global fight against NCDs gathers momentum (14th September 2012)

CASH survey reveals unnecessarily high levels of salt in bacon in the UK (13th September 2012) 

Tesco (UK) to commit to traffic light labels (July 2012)

Salt Awareness Week 2013 will be held from the 11th-17th March 2013

Department of Health (UK) sets three new salt pledges, specifically focused on the catering sector (July 2012)

New food technology report released (UK) - Further salt reductions are achievable (July 2012)

Iran - Impact of a community-based lifestyle intervention program on BP and salt intake (2012)

Iran - new paper published - Advocacy strategies and action plans for reducing salt intake in Iran (2012)

WASH press release - UK leading the world in salt reduction (21st June 2012)

England - Department of Health publishes new salt intake data (21st June 2012)

Health Canada releases guidance document for the food industry on reducing sodium in processed foods. (June 2012)

New CASH survey - Dangerously high levels of salt in kid's meals

WASH Newsletter out now. Click here to read

Salt Awareness Week Evaluation out now!

All 193 UN Member States commit to a 25% reduction in NCDs by 2025 at the 65th World Health Assembly

WHA Joint statement of the NHF, WASH, IASO, WCRF, WPHA & CI accepted (May 2012)

World Heath Assembly, Geneva 21-26th May 2012

Global Health Observatory: World Health Statistics published (May 2012)

WCRF: Spotlight on salt initiatives around the world

FDA Urged to implement mandatory sodium reductions (24th April)

Taxing salt and introducing voluntary targets across 19 countries could reduce CVD deaths by 3%- Presentation from World Congress on Cardiology (23rd April)

WHO consultation on 'The monitoring framework and targets for the control and prevention of NCDs' WASH comment (19th April)

Worldwide variations in salt content of fast food from leading chains. (17th April)

Salt intake a challenge for ageing populations (7th April)

'Less salt, more consumer information' WASH catches up with Consumers International during SAW (26th March)

'Take it with a pinch of salt? I would if I could' UK SAW Which? conversation with CASH (26th March)

Salt Awareness Week editorial published in the Nutrition Bulletin (16th February)