Voluntary sodium reduction goals: target mean and upper bound concentrations for sodium in commercially processed, packaged, and prepared foods
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Guidance for industry
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services, issuing body. United States. Food and Drug Administration, issuing body. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (U.S.), issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Silver Spring, MD] : Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, October 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Food Handling Food-Processing Industry Sodium, Dietary United States United States. Department of Health and Human Services United States. Food and Drug Administration
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This guidance is intended to provide measurable voluntary short-term (2.5-year) goals for sodium content in commercially processed, packaged, and prepared foods2 to reduce excess population sodium intake, while recognizing and supporting the important roles sodium plays in food technology and food safety. Sodium is widely present in the American diet (most commonly, but not exclusively, as a result of eating or drinking foods to which sodium chloride, commonly referred to as “salt,” has been added). More than 70 percent of total sodium intake is from sodium added during food manufacturing and commercial food preparation (Refs. 1, 2). Average sodium intake in the U.S. is approximately 3,400 milligrams/day (mg/day) (Ref 3). The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 (Dietary Guidelines) (Ref. 3) advises individuals 14 years and older to limit their consumption to 2,300 mg/day; this aligns with recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), which set the Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Intake (CDRR) for sodium at 2,300 mg/day3 for those 14 years and older (Ref. 4).
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (23 pages)).
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918351277106676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918351277106676