and this week edition of bloomberg businessweek, john tozzi joins us in our studio. to us about this war on salt, and interesting crusader is involved. john: we wrote about a guy named michael jacobson, the head of a group in washington that is pressing the fda to set limits on how much salt food companies can add into processed food. they have been actually trying to get these sodium levels installed for years now. 40 years. carol: 40 years. david: a disciple of ralph nader. i know the government has some guidance, many of us exceed what they recommend. but there is no limit placed on any of these companies that make food. john: that is the issue here. for a long time, health authorities have recommended that people consume less sodium. 2.3 grams peret day, about one teaspoon of salt. almost universally eat significantly more than that. and it is not because we are adding it at the table, it is generally because it is baked into the food -- the process food, the restaurant meals that we all eat. if you want tot lower salt consumption across the board, you have to st

john tozzi joins us in our studio. to us about this war on salt, an interesting crusader is involved. john: we wrote about a guy named michael jacobson, the head of a group in washington that is pressing the fda to set limits on how much salt food companies can add into processed food. they have been actually trying to get these sodium levels installed for years now -- 40 years. carol: 40 years? david: he is a disciple of ralph nader. i know the government has some guidance, but many of us exceed what they recommend. but there is no limit placed on any of these companies that make food. john: that is the issue here. for a long time, health authorities have recommended that people consume less sodium. the target is about 2.3 grams per day, about one tablespoon -- excuse me, teaspoon of salt. now, we all almost universally eat significantly more than that. and it is not because we are adding it at the table. it is generally because it is baked into the food -- the processed food, the restaurant meals that we all eat. the