Health & Wellness :: New York Takes on Sodium
New York City made waves when it was the first municipality to ban use of trans fats in restaurants. Now salt is in its sights. Today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is planning to unveil a new initiative that seeks to not only cut the level of sodium found in New York’s menu items, but to also reduce sodium levels by 25% in both packaged and restaurant foods over the next five years.This initiative encompasses the entire nation’s food manufacturers since it would likely prove economically prohibitive to reformulate products for just the New York market.Like the city’s previous ...
