The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance that would support reducing the average individual sodium intake by about 20% of consumer intake levels prior to 2021. In a news release, FDA said the voluntary sodium reduction targets would support reducing the average individual sodium intake to about 2,750 mg/day; prior to 2021, consumer intake averaged about 3,400 mg/day. “Reducing sodium in the food supply has the potential to be one of the most important public health initiatives in a generation,” FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones said in a statement.
