REDUCE your salt intake - that's the message from Warrington Borough Council's trading standards department.
A survey carried out revealed that many popular ready meals are very high in salt, with half found to contain more than a third of the recommended daily amount.
Peter Astley, trading standards manager, said: "Our survey shows that many of these meals contain very high levels of salt."
High salt intake is linked to high blood pressure which can cause heart problems.
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