U.S. groups call for government regulations on salt

CBC News ^ | 11.29.07

[Esther Ruth]

Never heard of salt being used for keeping mugs and napkins from sticking.

We were at Giordanos for pizza the other day. I swear there was not a drop of salt in the pizza crust. It had absolutely no flavor at all, even the kids agreed, it wasn’t because I had a cold and couldn’t taste it. Think they just forgot in one of their batches of dough.

I wonder what the shelf life of boxed kosher salt is. Maybe it could be traded on the white market.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Pick me, pick me, I know the answer to this one...High fructose corn syrup! And yes, the assault on pop has already begun.

[seeker_two]

Yep....but the illegals get it first....

[Continental Soldier]

I don’t know if government should have a role in this or not, probably not. But, I do know that I have put back on the shelves lots of frozen food products because they contian 30% to 40% of anyone’s daily requirement for salt! If I want salt on my food, I’ll put it there. Yes, yes, some salt is needed in the process, but I suspect a lot of it is there to make up for lack of flavor. So there! lol

[mysterio]

There’s far too much government regulation already. No thanks.

[tacticalogic]

Plug the following terms into your favorite search engine:

"cspi" + "rwjf"

Then put in:

"rwjf" + "clinton" + "health care task force"

[Patriotic1]

I thought that not all people had problems with salt. This is insane as consumption varies.

[Patriotic1]

I thought that there are people who have no issues with salt. That it was more of a ‘prpblem/no problem’ genetic decision. I’ve pinged neverdem so we may get insight into this.

However, this suggestion borders on lunacy, IMO.

[17th Miss Regt]

A HUGE HAZMAT site and a 100+ year cleanup effort.

[Mr. Lucky]

Something healthy, that’s for sure.

[absolootezer0]

never heard of using salt for that?
its an old bar trick. irritating for the guy that has to wash the glasses, but you don’t have to deal with that stupid little napkin sticking :)

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[goldstategop]

Liberal nannies want now want to tell us not only we can eat, they want to tell us how much salt we can add to our food. F*ck them!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[goldstategop]

CSPI is the Food Police. They are not happy with anything you put in your body. I can understand if Michael Jacobson doesn't care for foods but he can't damn well stop telling me how to live MY life. Its none of his damned business.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[newzjunkey]

[The Ghost of Rudy McRomney]

Our old friends at CSPI-another front man org for RWJF.

[The Ghost of Rudy McRomney]

That’s because they have a LOT of money. Like MADD, they’re owned and operated now by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Google them sometime. They have BILLIONS to spread their crap.

[Secret Agent Man]

The group further recommended strict limits on oxygen, as too many people are alive to continue eating salty foods.

[Secret Agent Man]

Another group with interests in this issue, with the same acronym (AMA), the American Marguarita Association, immediately released a statement condemning the (other) AMA groups recommendation.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Not surprised, this is actually an old crusade by grant junkies.