Check the label by phone

Monday 5 October 2009

Owners of web-enabled phones who want to check their shopping’s salt content can access a handy application that has been created for the salt campaign.

iPhone and iPod Touch users can download a free app from the Apple store that will enable them to calculate whether the food they are about to pop in their basket is high, medium or low in salt content. They can check the recommended limit for their daily salt intake and get tips to reduce it. With a shake of the phone, the tip changes. Go to the Apple store and search for ‘FSA salt’. Click on the ‘free’ button and then ‘Install’.

Other web-enabled, or smart, phone users can go to food.gov.uk/saltapp while out shopping and use the calculator there. It will also let them check the recommended limits for adults and children, with a handy link to our consumer advice website, eatwell, for more information.