Tuesday, August 28, 2007
A recent survey suggests that customers are being misled about the salt content is food. The problem is with ready meals and other processed foods. Manufacturers of some products have been deliberately understating the portion sizes on food labels. This gives the impression that they have a lower salt content. One example given was a packet of chicken nuggets, where the salt content given for a portion weighing 15g, which is the equivalent of just one nugget.

posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:27:20 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] Trackback