16 Aug 2024 --- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced new goals to further reduce sodium levels in commercially packaged and processed foods by 20% in the second phase of its voluntary sodium reduction targets. Despite acknowledging the progress made in the program’s first phase, health advocacy groups maintain that the targets could have been “more ambitious.” The federal agency revealed the first set of targets in 2021, before which average consumer sodium intake was approximately 3,400 mg per day. The Dietary Guidelines for US citizens recommend 2,300 mg daily for individuals aged 14 and above.
