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Amid Growing Salt Storm, Kraft Offers 10 Percent Cut

By Katie DrummondMar 18th 2010 – 6:06PM
AP

AP

(March 18) -- Kraft Foods Inc., the country's largest food manufacturer, will cut the salt content of its products by an average of 10 percent within two years, the company announced Wednesday. It's a decision that coincides with mounting concern among health experts that the American dinner plate -- or takeout container...

NYC Takes a Bite Out of Salt Consumption

By Dana ChivvisJan 11th 2010 – 7:00PM
AP

AP

(Jan. 11) – A New York Reuben may soon taste a little different. The New York Health Department today announced a new scheme aimed at an old seasoning: salt. The program, called the National Salt Reduction Initiative, aspires to reduce the amount of salt in foods by 25 percent over the next five years in an effort...

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