Too Much Salt In Shop Bread, Say UK Group

Time to remove the flavor from bread so no one can enjoy it.

A recent survey of the salt content of nearly 300 fresh and packaged loaves from chain and independent high street bakeries, supermarkets and their in-store bakeries, found that more than one quarter of them (28%) contained the same amount, or more, of salt in one slice as in a packet of crisps (known in the US as potato chips). Reporting the results today on their website, the UK group Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH), found that bread from high street bakeries had the most salt.

Also, given the Department of Health's recent announcement that bread is responsible for nearly one fifth (18%) of the salt we consume every day, CASH say it is a "scandal" that freshly baked bread carries no information about salt content on the package labelling and call for the Department to ensure all bread is clearly labelled and that producers are made to stay within the government recommended target of less than 1g per 100g.

Note, "producers are made to stay within the government recommended target of less than 1g per 100g."

Sounds like a lot of salt shakers will be getting a workout.