Health chief calls for drastic intervention to cut salt intake

Head of Public Health England demands mandatory labelling to help cut heart attacks

England’s head of public health has urged ministers to force food firms to prominently display the salt content of their products in a bid to reduce deaths from heart attacks and strokes.

All foodstuffs should carry traffic-light-style labelling showing whether they have high, medium or low levels of salt to help shoppers make healthier choices, Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Public Health England, told the Observer in an exclusive interview.

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