A public advocacy group is pushing the US Department of Agriculture to set sodium limits in some meat and poultry products.
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The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has said that some 65m Americans have high blood pressure, suggesting that halving the salt content in several processed and restaurant foods would save 150,000 lives a year.
The CSPI observed that different brands of bacon, deli meats, and frozen dinners appear similar, but vary widely in sodium content. Proof positive, CSPI claimed, that producers can reduce salt while remaining competitive.
Average sodium consumption in the US is much higher than government recommendations. The CSPI has lobbied successfully for past changes and has sued several food makers over the contents of their products.
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