12 Sep 2019 --- The publication of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)’s dietary reference values (DRVs) for sodium and chloride marks the end of a ten-year overhaul. Nutrition scientists compiled research to set science-based nutrient reference values for the daily intake of macronutrients, vitamins and minerals in healthy populations. The safe and adequate intake of chloride for adults is now set at 3.1g a day, while the sodium value is 2g a day. The DRVs will now be used by policymakers to establish food-based dietary guidelines that help consumers make healthy dietary choices.
