On October 13, 2021, the FDA issued Food Industry Guidance for Voluntary Reducing Sodium in Processed, Packaged and Prepared Foods.
This guidance is a cornerstone of the FDA’s public health mission for reducing the burden of chronic diseases through improved nutrition. Limiting sodium in the diet contributes to prevent cardiovascular diseases and hypertension. In U.S.A., people consume 50% more sodium than recommended with more than 95% of children aged 2 to 13 years old exceeding recommended limits of sodium for their age groups. It is estimated that about 70% of the sodium intake comes from packaged, processed and restaurant foods, making it challenging to limit sodium.
The targets in the final guidance seek to decrease average sodium intake from approximately 3,400 mg to 3,000 mg per day, a reduction of about 12%, over the next 2.5 years. Although the average intake would still be above the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended limit of 2,300 mg per day for those 14 and older, the FDA expects that these modest reductions made slowly over the next few years will substantially decrease diet-related diseases.
To know more, you can conult the final guidance “Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods,” which provides voluntary short-term (2,5 year) sodium reduction targets for food manufacturers, chain restaurants and food service operators for 163 categories of processed, packaged and prepared foods.
Orchidali can help to improve the nutritional composition of your foods.
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The sodium guidance from FDA in USA
On October 13, 2021, the FDA issued Food Industry Guidance for Voluntary Reducing Sodium in Processed, Packaged and Prepared Foods.
This guidance is a cornerstone of the FDA’s public health mission for reducing the burden of chronic diseases through improved nutrition. Limiting sodium in the diet contributes to prevent cardiovascular diseases and hypertension. In U.S.A., people consume 50% more sodium than recommended with more than 95% of children aged 2 to 13 years old exceeding recommended limits of sodium for their age groups. It is estimated that about 70% of the sodium intake comes from packaged, processed and restaurant foods, making it challenging to limit sodium.
The targets in the final guidance seek to decrease average sodium intake from approximately 3,400 mg to 3,000 mg per day, a reduction of about 12%, over the next 2.5 years. Although the average intake would still be above the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended limit of 2,300 mg per day for those 14 and older, the FDA expects that these modest reductions made slowly over the next few years will substantially decrease diet-related diseases.
To know more, you can conult the final guidance “Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods,” which provides voluntary short-term (2,5 year) sodium reduction targets for food manufacturers, chain restaurants and food service operators for 163 categories of processed, packaged and prepared foods.
Orchidali can help to improve the nutritional composition of your foods.
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