Healthy Food Partnership Reformulation Program: Wave 3 Category Definitions and Targets

Closes 3 Jan 2025

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Food category: Packaged salads – Starch-dominant

Food category: Packaged salads – Starch-dominant 

Definition: Salads containing more than 50% starch-based ingredients, with dressings and/or additions/toppings that contain added sodium. 

TARGET: A reduction in sodium across defined products to 300mg/100g by June 2028 

Inclusions 

Examples include pasta salad, potato salad, and cous-cous salads. Shelf-stable rice/pasta salads with meat/poultry/ vegetables and/or sauce with more than 50% starch-based ingredients (e.g. quinoa and bean salads in shelf-stable container). May include fruit as an ingredient. Ready to eat or combine/mix at home. Single or multi serve.     

Exclusions 

Excludes canned products (e.g. canned four bean mix) and products that have seafood ingredients (e.g. tuna and pasta salad). Excludes vegetable dominant salads. 

37. Is the definition appropriate? E.g. are there any other products that could be included or excluded from this definition?
38. Are you aware of any technical constraints with meeting the reformulation target, in this time frame, for this food category?
39. Do you have any other concerns or challenges associated with this reformulation target?