New York Pushes for Salt Reduction in Restaurant, Packaged Food (Rush was right)

Business Week ^ | January 11, 2000 | Shannon Pettypiece

[Stayfree]

New York City health officials are pushing to cut the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent over the next five years,

[Stayfree]

Big Brother will now dictate what you eat

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Will salt shakers be removed from restaurant tables as well?

[massgopguy]

Thank you for ordering. Your order for dinner has been sent to HHS for approval per your dietary compliance. You should receive it in eight to ten weeks if approved.

[RnMomof7]

I like salt ..

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

So now the food in NY will be overpriced and need salt?

[Bobalu]

[BenLurkin]

[brownsfan]

You’re spot on, but Americans have been neutered and brainwashed. Most will see it as “good for you”, and accept it.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

If people let government decide what foods they eat
and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon
be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who
live under tyranny.

Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)

[Scythian]

Salt is just about the only way a person gets Iodine these days, and there are studies out that show that iodized table salt is often missing or way short the supposed iodine. This has lead to a lot of thyroid issues, I do not for one thing salt is so bad for you, I take Idoral now for Iodine but break the pills and take it in smaller amounts than recommended.

[stockpirate]

“A people who refuse to use extreme violent force to obtain or preserve their liberty deserves the tyrants that rule them.” Thomas Jefferson

[Fresh Wind]

I like salt...So do I, and my blood pressure is on the low side of normal. If worse comes to worse, I will smuggle salt into the restaurant.

[MinuteGal]

"Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man."

(Colossians 4:6)

Leni

[wbill]

Until I started paying attention, I had no idea how MUCH salt was in processed food. I watch the sodium in processed food, cut back on fast food, don't add it in cooking, etc etc etc. I feel much better than I did before.

That having been said, it's none of NYC's business how much I salt my popcorn. Get the hell out of my life.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

As a metric, you know you have too much government when there is an office of government that worries about your potential salt intake. One would think the city of NY would have more pressing problems to engage than the potential of salt in a citizens diet. If I may suggest, i would recommend NYC and NY state considering replacing salt as the go to de-icer of roads in favor of sand. This would save a fortune on the early deterioration of citizen vehicles and would prevent the salization of their fresh water streams and resevoirs. I know they won’t do it because there are some very well-heeled NYers who own salt mines, but it would benefit the state and citizens with no decrease in vehiclar safety. Just sayin.

[Fresh Wind]

Cook books used to say “season to taste”

Now they will have to say “season to government specification”.

[beaversmom]

From England 30th June 2008:

Condiment nazis? Send them to the salt mines!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039000/posts

[ZX12R]

Cook books used to say “season to taste” Now they will have to say “season to government specification”.

After you're approved to get a license to buy salt.

[Fresh Wind]

Good Lord, government drones being paid to count the number of holes in salt shakers?

[goseminoles]

All Your Salt Are Belong To Us