WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it would hold a hearing to consider a consumer group's petition that the agency tighten regulations and labeling for salt in food.
The Nov. 29 meeting will consider a request from the Center for Science in the Public Interest to limit salt in processed food and to require additional health information on food labels about salt and sodium content of foods, among other changes.
In 2005, the group petitioned the FDA to reclassify salt as a food additive, rather than its longtime designation as a food "generally recognized as safe."
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