The Salt Lottery: Why Menu Labels Are Usually Wrong
Menu labels are supposed to help us make healthier choices. They are policy in action – mandatory calorie disclosure, salt content warnings, traffic lights and NutriScore. There is just a small problem: they are more often wrong than they are right.
We measured the salt content in takeaways from both local shops and major chains. The variation was startling – not just between outlets, but day-to-day at the same location. And when we compared our measurements to what the labels claimed? The labels failed more often than they succeeded.
