Black Bear Healthier Lifestyle Varieties® met today's standards for healthier food and lower sodium... BEFORE they were standards!
How much sodium DO you consume?Americans consume roughly twice the recommended limit of salt each day! Diets high in salt lead to increased blood pressure, and high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attacks and stroke, causing more than 800,000 deaths nationwide each year. How much SHOULD you consume?Adults should consume less than 2,300mg of sodium a day. High risk adults including, those over 51, African Americans, and those with hypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease are recommended to consume less than 1,500mg per day!! |  |
The goal of the NSRI is to reduce Americans' salt intake by 20 percent over five years, which will save lives and billions of dollars in health care costs. They intend on doing this by partnering with packaged goods companies and restaurants who commit to reducing their products sodium content. The initiative has developed specific target guidelines to help companies reduce sodium across 62 categories.
Black Bear, announced that its deli meat and artisan cheese products already meet the New York City Department of Health's National Salt Reduction Initiative (NSRI) 2012 and 2014 standards in the deli meat and firm and semi-firm cheese categories. Black Bear's famous franks and cream cheese meet the 2012 NSRI standards and the company has pledged to achieve the 2014 standards for both. Over 55% of our Healthier Lifestyle Varieties meet or exceed the 2012 NSRI guidelines.
The sodium levels of Black Bear's deli meats already meet the NSRI's 2012 standard of 980mg of sodium per 100g and the 2014 standard of 810mg per 100 g. Black Bear's artisan cheeses meet the 2012 standard of 630mg of sodium per 100g and the 2014 standard of 600mg per 100g. Black Bear's franks meet the 2012 target of 950mg of sodium per 100g, and its cream cheese meets the 2012 standard of 390mg per 100g.
NSRI Corporate Commitments and Comments