Dairy companies have managed torneliminate hundreds of tonnes of salt fromrntheir cheeses since 2007. As National SaltrnAwareness Week got under way, industry datarnrevealed that there is at least 350 tonnes lessrnsalt in UK produced cheese than there was twornyears ago.rnMilk, yogurt and cream contain no added salt, but the ingredient is essential in making delicious, safe, consistent quality cheese. Working closely with the Food Standards Agency, these major salt savings have been achieved through industry-wide action.rnOn Cheddar and similar hard cheeses, the dairy industry is using 5% less salt than in 2007. This equates to a reduction of one kilogram of salt per tonne of cheese.rnSoft cheeses have seen an even bigger average fall, down more than 0.2g to less than 0.8g of salt per 100g of product.rnTechnical Director Ed Komorowski said: "Working with the FSA salt reduction programme we have achieved major salt savings in excess of 350 tonnes per year. That equates to a 7% reduction in salt content.
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