Written question asked by Lord Deben (Conservative) on Friday, 11 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 January 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Friday, 18 January 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what public awareness campaigns the Food Standards Agency is undertaking to reduce daily human consumption of salt; how the Food Standards Agency communicates its recommended daily intake of sodium to the public; and what media outlets the Food Standards Agency uses to highlight its policy on salt and its recommended daily intake of sodium.

Answer: Mr. Gummer: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what public awareness campaigns the Food Standards Agency is undertaking to reduce daily human consumption of salt; how the Food Standards Agency communicates its recommended daily intake of sodium to the public; and what media outlets the Food Standards Agency uses to highlight its policy on salt and its recommended daily intake of sodium. [27694] Yvette Cooper: Advice to the general public on levels of salt intake is covered as an integral part of Food Standards Agency activity to provide information on a healthy balanced diet generally. This is done through a variety of routes which include FSA publications, the FSA website, and advice to the food industry on the nutritional labelling of foods.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 27694; 378 c544W;378 c540W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Consumption Diets Health Food Health education Food Standards Agency Publicity Nutrition Salt
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