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Experts welcome salt cut

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's plans to restrict salt on processed food put a smile in dieticians' faces yesterday.

3 Jun 2011

(image: Wikimedia Commons)

(image: Wikimedia Commons)

While one of South Africa's biggest food retailers, Pick n Pay, is already limiting salt levels in its food, soon all retailers may be forced to do so.

Addressing Parliament earlier this week, Motsoaledi unveiled plans to introduce laws that would limit salt amounts in food. Read on

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