The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule entitled Use of Salt Substitutes intended to reduce the sodium content in foods.  This initiative follows the National Strategy On Hunger, Nutrition and Health.  The objective is to reduce diet-related diseases stemming from the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health held in September 2022.

The proposed rule will permit the use of safe substitutes for salt and allow greater flexibility in formulation to reduce sodium content. In announcing the proposed rule, FDA Commissioner, Dr. Robert M. Califf stated, "Creating a healthier food supply, a key priority in the FDA nutrition work, has the potential to improve health and reduce preventable diet-related diseases and deaths.  Reducing sodium in the food supply may also advance health equity if unfortunately, hypertension and other diet related diseases disproportionally impact underserved communities.