Health Department Announces New Company Commitments to National Salt Reduction Initiative; Sodium Study Confirms that New Yorkers Eat Too Much Salt7 major companies join nationwide initiative to reduce sodium in their products; 79% of New Yorkers exceed the recommended daily limit for sodium
Bertucci's Italian Restaurant, Black Bear European Style Deli, Campbell Soup Company, Dietz & Watson, Ken's Foods, Snyder's-Lance, Inc., and Target Corporation are the latest major food, restaurant and retail companies to commit to meeting National Salt Reduction Initiative (NSRI) sodium reduction targets. These leading food businesses take this public health leadership step as preliminary findings released today from a new Health Department study confirm that the current sodium intake for adults is alarmingly high in New York City. Study results reveal that an average New Yorker consumes 3,150 mg of sodium per day - twice the recommended limit for most adults and in line with previous national estimates. The study establishes a baseline measurement of salt intake for the ongoing evaluation of the NSRI, a nationwide effort to address America's overconsumption of salt by working with food makers and restaurants to reduce salt in the country's food supply.