Sausage sandwiches ‘saltier than a double cheeseburger and chips’: Manufacturers are accused of failing to cut unhealthy levels in products

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Sausage manufacturers have been accused of failing to cut salt levels to meet public health targets.

As a result some brands and supermarkets are putting customers at risk of overdosing on salt, say campaigners.

The lobby group CASH says salt, which is linked to raised blood pressure and strokes, has become a ‘forgotten killer’.

Its research suggests that eating a sausage sandwich for breakfast could contain nearly two-thirds of an adult’s maximum daily recommended intake for salt, which is 6g.

cb3817ff033398aa7748f6681424fa57 Sausage sandwiches 'saltier than a double cheeseburger and chips': Manufacturers are accused of failing to cut unhealthy levels in products

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