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Salt in meals falls

26-Nov-2007

The salt content of ready meals is 45% lower than it was four years ago, according to a new study by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH), the organisation campaigning for lower salt levels.

CASH surveyed 101 ready meals from eight retailers and found the average salt content was 1.8g per serving. Some meals still contained high levels, however, and CASH has called on shoppers to boycott them.

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