Health chief calls for drastic intervention to cut salt intake

Pizza, cheese, cured meats and crisps are among the saltiest foods in our supermarkets.England’s head of public health has urged ministers to force food firms to prominently display the salt content of their products in a bid to reduce deaths from heart attacks and strokes.All foodstuffs should carry traffic-light-style labelling showing whether they have high, medium or low levels of salt to help shoppers make healthier choices, Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Public Health England, tol