Sentences with phrase «on sodium reduction»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) In comments submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on the sodium reduction guidelines and food category targets due yesterday, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) recommended that categories be streamlined and the timeline to meet the short - term reduction goals be extended to at least four years.

In comments submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on the sodium reduction guidelines and food category targets due yesterday, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) recommended that categories be streamlined and the timeline to meet the short - term reduction goals be extended to at least four years.

«Here for example we focus on sodium reduction by eliminating the off - taste of potassium chloride, which is often used to replace sodium chloride.

Similarly, Big Food likely also supports the cap on sodium reductions (salt is 1/3 of Big Food's palatability arsenal; see: Michael Moss's Salt Sugar Fat) as well as the requested change to a la carte rules (who profits from all that frozen pizza schools want to serve every day?)

Not exact matches

New research showing that 98 % of homes have packaged food that exceeds the recommended amount of sodium, despite drastic reductions in the last 15 years, should be a wake - up call for manufacturers to cut back on the mineral even more and for consumers...

However, this year's recommendations are controversial and venture into new territory, focusing on «sustainable eating» and the reduction of sodium, sugar and saturated fats.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association issued the following statement by Leon Bruner, Chief Science Officer, on the draft sodium reduction guidelines and food category targets released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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* Sodium reduction based on Cargill proprietary research.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) last week urged the Food and Drug Administration to ensure any proposed long - term sodium reduction targets are based on a review of the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for sodium, future knowledge gained from work on the short - term sodium reduction targets, results of new research that will become available on human health outcomes and dietary sodium intake, and the emergence of new technologies that allows sodium reduction targets to be safely and effectively achieved.

In addition, we worked on several sodium reduction projects, and saw success with our SKIPPY ® natural peanut butter spread that does not contain preservatives, artificial flavors or colors.

Education of New Zealand consumers on the health benefits of sodium reduction and how this may be achieved would complement this approach.

The programme — HeartSAFE (Sodium Advisory and Food Evaluation)-- focuses on salt reduction in packaged food.

«We are able to draw on our extensive agricultural background to bring this specialty blend of vegetables to our customers as a solution for flavor enhancement and sodium reduction, while keeping label declarations clean.»

Once nutrient profiles are established, nutrition claims may only be used on food products deemed «healthy», though two notable exceptions will apply: nutrition claims referring to the reduction of fat, saturated fats, trans fats, sugars and salt / sodium will be allowed without reference to a profile for the specific nutrient, provided the claims comply with the conditions of the Regulation; and a nutrition claim may be used even if a single nutrient exceeds the nutrient profile as long as a statement in relation to this nutrient appears on the label in close proximity to, on the same side and with the same prominence, as the claim (the statement must read: «High [name of nutrient] content»).

The FDA's move to include potassium as one of the nutrients that must be listed on the Nutrition Facts panel (the FDA is also raising the DRV for potassium from 3,500 mg to an RDI of 4,700 mg)- coupled with its new sodium reduction targets - have focused attention on potassium chloride (KCL), a leading salt replacer.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has also urged the FDA to «expedite evaluation» of the petition in comments on the agency's sodium reduction targets, adding:

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement an interim final or final rule regarding nutrition programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) that --(1) requires crediting of tomato paste and puree based on volume; (2) implements a sodium reduction target beyond Target I, the 2 - year target, specified in Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, «Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs» (FNS — 2007 — 0038, RIN 0584 — AD59) until the Secretary certifies that the Department has reviewed and evaluated relevant scientific studies and data relevant to the relationship of sodium reductions to human health; and (3) establishes any whole grain requirement without defining «whole grain.»

Require further study on long - term sodium reduction requirements set forth by the USDA guidelines.

Specifically, the SNA is asking to: keep the level of whole grains in the total number of grain foods served at 25 %; avoid further reductions in sodium; eliminate the requirement that kids take fruit or a vegetable with their meal (returning to the old system in which kids could — and often did — pass up those healthful foods); and allow schools to sell on a daily basis a la carte items like pizza and fries, as opposed to the current plan which would allow these items to be sold only on the same day they appeared on the main lunch line.

SNA strongly supports the new school meal limits on calories and unhealthy fats, mandates to offer students larger servings and a wider variety of fruits and vegetables, requirements that half of all grains offered be whole grain rich and initial sodium reductions.

Contains a rider blocking funds from being used to work on «any regulations applicable to food manufacturers for population - wide sodium reduction actions or to develop, issue, promote or advance final guidance applicable to food manufacturers for long term population - wide sodium reduction actions until the date on which a dietary reference intake report with respect to sodium is completed.»

Although there were some concerns that the proposed third - tier of sodium reduction would have a negative impact on dairy items (like cheese and yogurt) down the line, there was a high level of support for the proposed dairy changes in the meal pattern guidelines in general.

He says a reduction in smoking and sodium will have the greatest impact on people's health.

Cook NR, «Long term effect of dietary sodium reduction on cardiovascular disease outcomes: observational follow - up of the trials of hypertension prevention.

The conclusions of that study were essentially that the reduction of sodium intake that was seen on the DASH Diet both lowered blood pressure substantially, with great effects on blood pressure.

School districts serve lunch to 30 million children, and many districts have struggled to meet new federal standards for school meals and competitive foods, including increasingly stringent rules on calorie limits, whole grain content, and sodium reduction.

Different low sodium products have different levels of sodium — some are formulated for moderate salt reduction (0.2 % to 0.25 % on a dry matter basis) and others for greater salt reduction (more than 0.25 %).

Advising on three appeal procedures before the EU General Court against fines totalling $ 300 million imposed on it by the European Commission in the hydrogen peroxide, methacrylates and sodium chlorate cases, successfully securing a colossal reduction in a cartel fine from $ 219.1 million to $ 113.3 million in the methacrylates case