Food Industry Fails to Meet Most Voluntary Sodium Reduction Targets

Voluntary sodium targets for the food industry have failed to significantly reduce the amount of salt consumers are getting in processed foods, Health Canada says. AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews

TORONTO—Health Canada says voluntary sodium targets for the food industry have failed to significantly reduce the amount of salt consumers are getting in processed foods.

The federal department set targets four years ago for cutting sodium in 94 categories of processed food, with a goal of meeting that objective in 2016.