Food and the responsibility deal: how the salt reduction strategy was derailed

The food we eat is now the biggest cause of death and ill health in the UK, owing to the large amounts of salt, saturated fat, and sugars added by the food industry. Graham MacGregor , Feng He , and Sonia Pombo-Rodrigues discuss the Food Standards Agency’s successful salt reduction strategy and how Andrew Lansley and the coalition government’s responsibility deal has stalled its progress. They call for urgent action to protect and improve our nation’s health