Daily Cuts - A to D Nutri-Grade label to be extended to salt, sauces, instant noodles and cooking oil

The government will implement a mandatory nutrition label for packaged salt, sauces and seasonings, instant noodles and cooking oil. These items identified are key sources of sodium and saturated fat intake among Singapore residents. The move comes as there is an increasing prevalence of hypertension, or high blood pressure, and hyperlipidaemia, which is also known as high blood cholesterol.  Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the effectiveness of such labels and whether they provide incentive for producers to improve and innovate their products to achieve better gradings with Terence Ng, Director, Policy & Strategy Development, Health Promotion Board