This morning Restaurants around the City woke up to a new burden. Along with having to make sure that everything is heated and cook to the correct temperatures., the department of Health also is urging that the food industry start to crack down on the amount of salt that they use. According to the Daily News, the City Health Department is urging all restaurants to reduce their salt use by 25%. As of right now the plan is voluntary, but we all know that what starts off as voluntary often leads the city to make mandatory.
Normally I would say that the city needs to take a more Lasse Fare approach to handling people food intake, but I have to agree with them on this one. The amount if salt that some restaurants use daily is crazy especially when you think of the number of people, especially African Americans, that suffer from high blood pressure. Ever taste some fries from McDonald's and wonder if they really needed to put that much salt on the fries, I know I have. Although I dont think that the City should force resurants to change its a step in the right direction that the City is noticing that its important that salt intake is a problem.
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