Alarmingly High Salt Content Found in Popular UK Shop-Bought Sandwiches

Alarmingly high salt content has been found in some of Britain’s most popular shop-bought sandwiches, a study has warned. Action on Salt & Sugar analysed 546 options and found one in ten exceed daily health targets for salt and calories, with almost half qualifying for a red warning label for salt. The worst offender was Gail’s smoked chicken caesar club with 6.88g of salt, exceeding the daily 6g limit. The study also found a third of products deserved a red label for saturated fat, and 97% failed to meet even a third of the daily fibre recommendation. A quarter were classified as “less healthy” under the Nutrient Profiling Model. Sonia Pombo, head of research, called the findings “unacceptable” 20 years after the first salt reduction targets. Some brands like Pollen + Grace and Asda were praised for compliance. The charity urges the government to introduce tough new measures given the public health risk, especially with 11.5 billion sandwiches sold yearly in the UK.