The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods.'' The draft guidance, when finalized, will describe our views on voluntary short- term and long-term goals for sodium reduction in a variety of identified categories of foods that are commercially processed, packaged, or prepared. These goals are intended to address the excessive intake of sodium in the current population and promote improvements in public health.
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Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentr...
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“Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability,” thefederalregister.org (June 2, 2016), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2016-12950/voluntary-sodium-reduction-goals-target-mean-and-upper-bound-concentrations-for-sodium-in-commercially-processed-package.