SHAKE the salt habit. The SHAKE technical package for salt reduction

Overview:

The SHAKE package outlines the policies and interventions which have been effective in reducing population salt intake, provides evidence of the efficacy of the recommended interventions, and includes a toolkit containing resources to assist Members States to implement the interventions.

The SHAKE acronym stands for:

• Surveillance: measure and monitor salt use.
• Harness industry: promote the reformulation of foods and meals to contain less salt.
• Adopt standards for labelling and marketing: Implement standards for effective and accurate labelling and marketing of food.
• Knowledge: educate and communicate to empower individuals to eat less salt.
• Environment: support settings to promote healthy eating.