13. Have businesses dropped the ball on salt?

New research from the campaign group Action on Salt & Sugar has revealed worrying levels of salt in some of the UK’s most popular sandwiches sold by high street food-to-go brands and retailers. It’s now two years since the deadline passed for food businesses to meet voluntary salt reduction targets and still the government has failed to publish its report on industry progress. In the meantime, policy focus has shifted towards a more holistic approach to nutrition via plans for a healthy food standard. In this week’s episode, Nick is joined by Sonia Pombo from Action on Salt & Sugar to hear why salt should remain high on the health agenda and how businesses can play their part in helping lower our intake.