Onus to cut salt on food industry

The first-ever Government guidelines for reducing children's salt consumption will be hard for most parents and carers to enforce without a significant cut in the salt content of processed foods, campaigners have warned. The Food Standards Agency last week advised that babies aged seven to 12 months should consume no more than one gram per day, children between one and three two grams a day, and four- to six-year-olds three grams a day, rising to six grams for children aged 11 to 14. But independent watchdog the Food Commis- sion, while welcoming the move, warned that the food and drinks...