In Brief
Congressmen Want Swift FDA Action on Cutting Back Salt in Processed Foods
Cheree Cleghorn | April 20, 2010
“Two members of Congress urged the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to move quickly to limit the amount of salt in processed foods, calling the matter a “public health crisis” that demanded a swift response from government.
“I understand they want to do it in a phased kind of a deal, but I don’t want it to be too long,” said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. “This is crying out for change that’s long overdue.”
Source: Washington Post, April 21, 2010
