App to help shoppers switch to less salty foods

An app has been launched to help tackle the “shocking and unnecessary levels” of salt hidden inside shoppers’ food baskets.

The SaltSwitch app allows users to scan the barcodes of nearly 90,000 packaged foods sold across major UK supermarkets using their smartphone camera.

The app provides details of any less salty, healthier alternatives, campaign group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) said.