WASHINGTON (AP) - Concerned that Americans are consuming salt at twice the recommended levels, a consumer group asked a federal court Thursday to force the government to regulate it.
More than two decades after a similar lawsuit was dismissed, the Center for Science in the Public Interest is trying anew to get salt categorized as a food additive.
The change would give the Food and Drug Administration more authority to regulate salt in food, whether through warnings on packages and menus or mandatory or voluntary limits. Salt is "generally recognized as safe" by the FDA now, leaving it less regulated.
Bourbon and cigarettes aren't very good for you either. Nor are refined sugar or processed flour. But they, like salt, are legal. People can choose to consume them, or not. With all due respect the Center for Science in the Public Interest, I say "bite me." Details here from the AP via Findlaw.com.