Specific nutrient content claim requirements
Sodium (salt) claims

a) Free of sodium or salt
"free of sodium"
"sodium-free"
"no sodium"
"0 sodium"
"zero sodium"
"without sodium"
"contains no sodium"
"free of salt"
"salt-free"
"no salt"
"0 salt"
"zero salt"
"without salt"
"contains no salt"

The food contains:
(a) less than 5 mg of sodium per reference amount and serving of stated size; or
(b) less than 5 mg of sodium or salt per serving of stated size, if the food is a prepackaged meal.

Must comply with requirements and conditions for making a nutrient content claim.

Nutrition Facts table is required on Foods usually exempt from displaying a Nutrition Facts table by B.01.401(2)(a) and (b) of the FDR [B.01.401(3)(e)(ii), FDR].

When used in an advertisement, must comply with the Advertising requirements for nutrient content claims.

B.01.401(3)(e)(ii)

Table following B.01.513, item 31

b) Low in sodium or salt
"low in sodium"
"low sodium"
"low source of sodium"
"little sodium"
"contains only (number) mg of sodium per serving"
"contains less than (number) mg of sodium per serving"
"low salt"
"low in salt"
"low source of salt"
"little salt"
"contains only (number) mg of salt per serving"
"contains less than (number) mg of salt per serving"

The food contains:
(a) 140 mg or less of sodium per reference amount and serving of stated size and, if the reference amount is 30 g or 30 mL or less, per 50 g; or
(b) 140 mg or less of sodium per 100 g, if the food is a prepackaged meal.

See conditions set out for item a) of this table.

Table following B.01.513, item 32

c) Reduced in sodium or salt
"reduced in sodium"
"reduced sodium"
"sodium-reduced"
"less sodium"
"lower in sodium"
"reduced in salt"
"reduced salt"
"salt-reduced"
"less salt"
"lower salt"
"lower in salt"

1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified so that it contains at least 25% less sodium
(a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of a similar reference food; or
(b) per 100 g of a similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal.
2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of the subject "low in sodium or salt" set out in item b) of this table.

The following are identified:
(a) the similar reference food (definition);
(b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in sodium content with the similar reference food, expressed by percentage or fraction or in milligrams per serving of stated size.
(See Comparative nutrient content claims for more information.)
See conditions set out for item a) of this table.

Table following B.01.513, item 33

d) Lower in sodium or salt
"lower in sodium"
"less sodium"
"lower sodium"
"lower in salt"
"less salt"
"lower salt"

1) The food contains at least 25% less sodium
(a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of a reference food of the same food group; or
(b) per 100 g, than 100 g of a reference food of the same food group, if the food is a prepackaged meal.
2) The reference food of the same food group does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of the subject "low in sodium or salt" set out in item b) of this table.

The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group (definition);
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in sodium content with the reference food of the same food group, expressed by percentage or fraction or in milligrams per serving of stated size.
(See Comparative nutrient content claims for more information.)
See conditions set out for item a) of this table.

Table following B.01.513, item 34

e) No added sodium or salt
"no added sodium"
"without added sodium"
"no sodium added"
"no added salt"
"without added salt"
"no salt added"
"unsalted"
May be used for Nutrient content claims on food intended solely for children under two years of age
[B.01.503(2)(d), FDR]

1) The food contains no added salt, other sodium salts or ingredients that contain sodium that functionally substitute for added salt.
2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of the subject "low in sodium or salt" set out in item b) of this table and contains added salt or other sodium salts.
Note: Sodium or salt may not be an ingredient or a component of an ingredient of a product carrying the claim.

See conditions set out for item a) of this table.

Table following B.01.513, item 35

f) Lightly salted
"lightly salted"
"salted lightly"

1) The food contains at least 50% less sodium added than the sodium added to the similar reference food.
2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of the subject "low in sodium or salt" set out in item b) of this table.

The following are identified:
(a) the similar reference food;
(b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in sodium content with the similar reference food, expressed by percentage or fraction or in milligrams per serving of stated size.
(See Comparative nutrient content claims for more information.)
See conditions set out for item a) of this table.

Table following B.01.513, item 36

g) Words to the effect that: the food is "for use in a sodium-restricted diet"

The food meets the conditions set out for one of the following claims:
"free of sodium or salt" (item a) of this table),
"low in sodium or salt" (item b) of this table),
"reduced in sodium or salt" (item c) of this table), or
"lower in sodium or salt" (item d) of this table).

Claim or statement is made in accordance with column 1 and column 3 for items a), b), c) or d) of this table
See conditions set out for item a) of this table.

B.01.508, table following B.01.513, items 31 to 34

h) Words to the effect that the food is "for special dietary use" with respect to the sodium (salt) content

The food meets the condition set out for one of the following claims:
"free of sodium or salt" (item a) of this table),
"low in sodium or salt" (item b) of this table).

Claim or statement is made in accordance with column 1 and column 3 for items a) or b) of this table.
See conditions set out for item a) of this table.

B.24.003(1.1)(c) and (d), and the table following B.01.513, items 31 and 32