In 1982, after holding a 'GRAS Safety Review of Sodium Chloride,' the FDA declined to regulate salt under its GRAS/food additive authority and instead encouraged food manufacturers to voluntarily reduce sodium in processed foods.
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- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/10/23/07-5216/salt-and-sodium-petition-to-revise-the-regulatory-status-of-salt-and-establish-food-labeling (federalregister.gov)
- https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-10-246.pdf (gao.gov)
- https://lawreview.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/9-Beyranevand.pdf (lawreview.vermontlaw.edu)
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