Salt Institute Press Releases and Statements
Press releases and statements by Salt Institute.
The Salt Institute issues statements to the public and the news media, supplementing our blog. Staff members also make presentations at public meetings and author articles in a variety of magazines and journals. These are arrayed in reverse chronological order with the most recent at the top.
2013
As Storm Approaches, Bloomberg Realizes Salt Saves Lives (pdf 12.86 kB)
February 8, 2013|
Senator Harkin’s “HeLP America Act” Wrong on Salt Reduction (pdf 130.33 kB)
February 7, 2013
2012
Salt Institute Honors Snowfighters for Protecting Motorists and the Environment (pdf 22.98 kB) November 30, 2012
Water Softener Police to Begin Home Inspections (pdf 20.40 kB) October 11, 2012
CDC Misleads Public with Inconclusive Study (pdf 37.36 kB) September 20, 2012
Salt and Heart Failure (pdf 19.60 kB) August 28, 2012
U.S. Dietary Guidelines harm elderly, (pdf 21.17 kB) July 19, 2012
British Salt Reduction Efforts Harmful and Flawed (pdf 19.69 kB) , June 26, 2012
Healthy Salt Levels (pdf 20.52 kB) June 20, 2012
Avoid Confusion between Narcotic “Bath Salts” and Actual Bathing Salts (pdf 11.79 kB) May 30, 2012
Experts Confused by Food Preferences in Different Countries (pdf 18.38 kB) Apr. 18, 2012
Concerned citizens tell FDA, FSIS to drop salt reduction scheme (PRWeb) Feb. 1, 2012
Animated Video Tells Story of the Salt Guru (PRWeb) Jan. 19, 2012
2011
Biggest Health & Nutrition Story of 2011: Salt Vindicated (PRWeb) Dec. 20, 2011
Another Study Shows U.S. Government's Diet Puts Public in Low-Salt Danger Zone (pdf 160.28 kB) Nov. 23, 2011
Salt Institute Commends Congress on Wait-and-See Approach for Low-Salt School Lunches (PRWeb) Nov. 15, 2011
At Public Hearing, Salt Institute says Federal Bureaucrats will be held Responsible for Dangerous, Low-Sodium Diet (PRWeb) Nov. 11, 2011
New American Journal of Hypertension study shows LOW-salt diets increase cholesterol, triglycerides, other risk factors (PRWeb) Nov. 9, 2011
New Website Promotes Safe Winter Roads (pdf 115.82 kB) Nov. 2, 2011
Satin to Address Chicago section of Institute of Food Technologists on 10 Myths about Salt (pdf 163.79 kB) Oct. 5, 2011
Government’s Anti-Salt Agenda Violates Law, Treats 300 Million Americans as Lab Rats in Risky Trial (PRWeb) Oct. 4, 2011
New Study Points Finger at Genetics (Not Salt) as Cause of Hypertension (pdf 154.38 kB) Sept. 15, 2011
Salt Institute Honors Environmental Consciousness and Effective Management in the Storage of Road Salt (pdf 189.11 kB) Sept. 13, 2011
Calif. Cities Urged to Not Enforce Water Softener Ban Sept. 7, 2011
Campbell’s Cautionary Tale for Business (pdf 126.13 kB) July 15, 2011
Sodium Conclusions Contradicted by Study’s Own Data (pdf 130.61 kB) July 11, 2011
Scientific American: "It’s Time to End the War on Salt" (pdf 171.62 kB) July 11, 2011
Sodium-Reduction Efforts Unjustified, Major Medical Study Concludes (pdf 77.11 kB) PRWeb July 6, 2011
New Research Shows Flaw in Salt-Reduction Logic (pdf 73.15 kB) June 27, 2011
In a Heat Wave, Your Body Needs More Salt (pdf 72.90 kB) June 9, 2011
New Medical Study: Reduced Sodium Linked to Deaths (pdf 78.79 kB) May 3, 2011
Facts for World Salt Awareness Week: How Salt is Good for You (pdf 17.57 kB) March 24, 2011
Iodized Salt Boosts Health, but not Sufficient to Combat Radioactive Fallout (pdf 17.84 kB) March 17, 2011
Award-Winning Journalist Joins Salt Institute as Communications Director (pdf 61.01 kB) March 2011
New Dietary Guidelines on Salt Drastic, Simplistic, Unrealistic (pdf 14.63 kB)
When Snowstorms Hit, Road Salt Can Prevent Deaths, Economic Harm (pdf 18.10 kB)
2010
Satin cartoon, Following the Food Pyramid
Satin, et al. Proposed Dietary Guidelines for Americans Sharply Criticized - October 2010 (pdf 85.18 kB)
Satin Letter to Canadian Medical Association Journal - September, 2010 (pdf 88.24 kB)
Satin Letter to Nature Medicine - September, 2010 (pdf 89.19 kB)
Satin Letter to Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment on Water Quality Guidelines (pdf 89.60 kB) September 2010
News release: Salt Institute's Excellence in Storage Award Winners for the 2010 season are recognized. (pdf 52.22 kB) August 16
News release: New dietary guidelines on sodium will increase obesity and health risks for Americans. (pdf 44.42 kB) July 8
News release: Proposed dietary guidelines on sodium would increase obseity and health risks for Ameicans. (pdf 36.92 kB) June 15
News release: Government calling for mandatory salt reduction not based on sound science (pdf 17.76 kB) . April 20
News release: Lori Roman appointed president of Salt Institute (pdf 28.45 kB) , March 11
Comments regarding KDOTs State Strategic Highway Safety Plan (pdf 52.22 kB) June 23
Hanneman to Hon. Judith Spang, NH House of Representatives on HB1676, certification of road salt applicators (pdf 39.48 kB) , February 3
Hanneman to India-International Salt Summit on The salt and health debate: impacts on salt iodization (pdf 75.57 kB) , January 24
Hanneman to India-International Salt Summit on The future of salt (pdf 76.91 kB) , January 22
News release: New York City bureaucrats attempt to impose population-wide salt reduction (pdf 30.21 kB) , January 11
2009
Satin letter to ON Ministry of Environment on Draft Canadian Water Quality Guideline for Chloride (pdf 323.29 kB) , November 25
Satin letter to Secretary Sebelius on Strategies to Reduce Sodium Committee (pdf 138.96 kB) , November 5, 2009.
Hanneman letter to US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 33.17 kB) , November 5
Hanneman letter to US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 36.38 kB) , October 28
Satin comments to USDA on Use of the claim “Natural” (pdf 130.72 kB) , October 28
News release: New study challenges whether public policy-dictated sodium intake goal is achievable (pdf 29.80 kB) , October 16
News release: 21 Win Salt Institute Storage Excellence Award (pdf 40.29 kB) , September 15
Satin Letter to U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Group (pdf 753.51 kB) , July 30
Satin Letter to Canadian Sodium Working Group (pdf 753.57 kB) , July 30
Satin Letter to Iowa DNF on Chloride Standards, (pdf 60.86 kB) July 21
Hanneman letter to CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urging opposition, veto of AB1366 (pdf 43.87 kB) , May 21
News release: Salt Institute: Food alarmists hurt public interest (pdf 34.16 kB) , May 11
Hanneman letter to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on dietary patterns (pdf 34.98 kB) , May 8 news release (pdf 34.01 kB)
Hanneman webinar presentation on "A Forward Look on the 2009/10 Salt Supply , April 23
Hanneman and Satin letter to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 103.06 kB) , April 23
Hanneman presentation on "Environmental impact of chlorides" to Environment Canada (pdf 203.38 kB) , April 15
News release: Institute of Medicine cautioned on dangers of population-wide salt reduction (pdf 28.93 kB) , March 31
Satin letter to Dr. J. Henney, IOM Committee on Strategies to Reduce Sodium (pdf 98.90 kB) , March 30
News release: Salt industry enjoys safest, busiest year ever, (pdf 29.34 kB) March 26
Satin letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, requesting trial on salt and health outcomes (pdf 36.32 kB) , March 16
News release: Roman joins Salt Institute (pdf 27.60 kB) , March 11
News release: Salt Institute re-launches its website (pdf 27.46 kB) , February 6
Hanneman to NYC Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden on health outcomes of salt reduction (pdf 53.83 kB) , January 27
2008
Satin Letter to Office of President-Elect on Infrastructure (pdf 48.30 kB) , December 9
Satin to MSHA on Alcohol- Drug-Free Mines (pdf 11.97 kB) , November 3
Satin to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 58.36 kB) , October 21
Satin on Deicing Program Research and Technologies (pdf 3.87 MB) , October 16
Satin to AACC on Will Salt Reduction Benefit Consumers? (pdf 3.07 MB) September 22
Will there be enough road salt this winter? Why "no bids"? -- a salt industry fact sheet (pdf 67.75 kB) , September 17 (with addenda and updated through December 19)
Fight costs associated with winter road maintenance . DTN Meteorlogix webinar, September 4
Will you have enough salt this winter? DTN Meteorlogix webinar, August 26
34 win Salt Institute Excellence in Storage Award (pdf 40.26 kB) , August 18
Salt Institute, 39 other associations oppose U.S. Customs and Border Protection "10+2 Rule," (pdf 33.18 kB) July 15
Hanneman letter to CA Gov. Schwartzenegger urging veto of AB 2270 (pdf 44.24 kB) , July 3
Satin letter to EPA on New Source Performance Standards for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants (pdf 57.76 kB) , June 21
Hanneman recommendations to USDA/HHS on membership on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 45.94 kB) , May 21
Hanneman comments to Food Safety Agency of Australia and New Zealand endorsing (limited) mandatory salt iodization (pdf 43.99 kB) , May 16
Satin supplemental 3 Salt Institute statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt (pdf 58.33 kB) , April 18
Hanneman presentation "Cold, hard facts: counting the costs of deicing materials" at APWA North American Snow Conference (vnd.ms-powerpoint 1.64 MB) , April 13
Satin supplemental 2 Salt Institute statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt (pdf 80.44 kB) , March 20
News release: Salt industry sets all-time safety record in 2007: Canadian Salt, Detroit Salt and United Salt honored (pdf 27.98 kB) , March 13
Satin supplemental 1 Salt Institute statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt (pdf 99.59 kB) , March 3
News release: Salt Institute, industry associations launch BizCentral.org (pdf 27.88 kB) , March 3
Hanneman article, "Storage Container" in Roads & Bridges magazine , February issue
2007
Satin letter to FDA on Food Labeling: Revision of Reference values and Mandatory Nutrients (pdf 54.29 kB) , December 20
Hanneman remarks at United Nations General Assembly Special Session on children (pdf 16.14 kB) , December 12
Satin supplemental oral statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt and food labeling requirements for salt and sodium (pdf 17.07 kB) , November 29
News release: "Do the study and find out the truth: Salt Institute" at FDA hearing (pdf 28.37 kB) , November 29
Salt Institute statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt and food labeling requirements for salt and sodium (pdf 319.17 kB) , November 29
Satin to Moncton Snow Conference on Minimizing Environmental Impacts of Road Salts (pdf 3.07 MB) , November 1
Satin presentation at a Congressional Staff Briefing on S-Miner and Mine Health Enhancement Act (pdf 47.81 kB) , September 28
Canada's Marine Shipper & Manufacturing Industry Stakeholder letter to Hon. Lawrence Cannon on Bill C-64, Pilotage Act amendments (pdf 139.04 kB) , September 20
Satin letter to FDA on Food Labeling: Use of Symbols to Communicate Nutrition Information (pdf 49.00 kB) , September 12
Satin letter to WHO on Calcium and Magnesium Supplementation of Desalinated Water (pdf 50.10 kB) , August 28
Satin article "A Salty Red Herring" in Food Technology, August
Satin letter to FDA on Draft Guidance for Evidence-Based Scientific Evaluation of Health Claims (pdf 49.28 kB) , July 20
Joint letter to US Senate Appropriations Committee opposing funding cut-off for Executive Order 13422 (pdf 59.27 kB) , July 10
Hanneman letter to OMB Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs on its draft 2007 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations (pdf 37.36 kB) , June 8
Satin letter to U.S. Department of Labor on the proposed new OSHA Standard for Explosives (pdf 48.10 kB) , June 5
Hanneman letter to Food Standards Australia New Zealand on mandating iodized salt in bread (pdf 35.16 kB) , June 6
Salt Institute statement to European Food Safety Authority on scientific standard for food label health claims (pdf 15.97 kB) , June 5
News release: “Estimate” of health savings a “house of cards”. Hanneman response to Canadian Journal of Cardiology article (pdf 29.39 kB) , May 8
Satin lecture on Salt, Diet and Health: Myth-Information, Myth-Interpretation and Myth-Perception at Salt Expo, Naples, Italy (pdf 3.24 MB) , May 3
National Waterways Alliance (includes Salt Institute) letter to US Senators regarding HR 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (pdf 36.82 kB) , May 3
Hanneman article "Practice is sticking" in Roads & Bridges magazine, April
Satin article "A Glass Half Full" on water quality, quantity and desalination in Water Conditioning & Purification magazine, April
News release: Salt Institute responds to BMJ article on health outcomes of salt-reduced diets (pdf 40.16 kB) , April 23
Satin Letter to USP/FCC on Revision to Proposed Methods of Sodium Chloride Analysis (pdf 54.26 kB) , April 10
News release: Morton Salt, Lyons Salt honored as safest salt companies (pdf 28.79 kB) , March 8
2006
Hanneman article "Winter Maintenance by the Numbers" in Transportation Research Board Performance Measurement Committee Newsletter (pdf 2.20 MB) , December
Satin article "A Pinch of (Iodized) Salt" in Food Technology magazine, November issue
News Release: 10 agencies win 2006 Salt Institute Excellence in Storage Awards (pdf 34.47 kB) , September 11
Satin letter to USDA urging WIC food packages include iodized salt (pdf 65.18 kB) , August 30
Hanneman letter to Environment Ontario on Bill 43, Clean Water Act (pdf 19.90 kB) , August 28
Salt Institute endorses Australian/New Zealand salt iodization proposal (pdf 32.39 kB) , August 25
Salt Institute calls for balance in ChiTrib story (pdf 28.15 kB) , August 16
Salt Institute announces Web-publication of Salt Symposia (pdf 27.33 kB) , July 3
Satin letter to MSHA on emergency mine evacuation notification (pdf 48.50 kB) , June 22
Salt Institute joint letter to U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert urging passage of three trade agreements (pdf 64.50 kB) , June 21
Hanneman responds to AMA resolution on salt (pdf 29.65 kB) , June 13
Salt Industry Perspectives and Recommendations on 2006 Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Review (pdf 59.03 kB) , June 12
Hanneman letter to OIRA/OMB on proposed risk assessment bulletin (pdf 29.37 kB) , June 12
Satin named technical director of Salt Institute (pdf 100.15 kB) , June 1
Congress should ensure that rail customers benefit from a railroad investment tax credit: a joint statement of 12 rail customer organizations (pdf 259.21 kB) , May 30
Hanneman letter to Health Canada on sodium recommendation of Canadian Food Guide (pdf 61.55 kB) , May 12
News Release: Evidence-based public health: more than a platitude -- Spring 2006 Salt & Health newsletter (pdf 29.03 kB) , May 12
Hanneman article on "Chipping Away" in April 1 edition of American City & County magazine
News Release: Salt Institute launches NewsCentral (pdf 17.65 kB) , March 27
Feldman article "Soft Water = Increased CVD Risk = Poor Science!" in March Water Conditioning & Purification
News Release: Salt industry sets all-time safety record in 2005 (pdf 28.24 kB) , March 14
News Release: New Study Finds 37% Higher Deaths on Low-salt Diets (pdf 38.87 kB) , February 27
Hanneman letter to USDA/FSIS on label definition of "healthy", (pdf 76.25 kB) February 9
News Release: New Salt and Health Periodical (pdf 15.48 kB) , January 17
News Release: Revised Salt Storage Handbook Released (pdf 28.76 kB) , January 13
News Release: The Challenge of Operating Winter Roadways (pdf 28.72 kB) , January 13
2005
Response statement to CSPI's petition to FDA on GRAS status of salt (pdf 27.59 kB) , November 8
Hanneman letter to UK Food Standards Agency on "targets" for low-sodium foods (pdf 19.76 kB) , October 21
Hanneman letter to NY Assembly Committee chairs on NY State procurement reform (pdf 51.34 kB) , October 3
Hanneman article on "Pinpointing your environmental weak spots" in October APWA Reporter
10 Win Salt Institute Storage "Excellence" Award (pdf 33.86 kB) , September 12
Response statement to CSPI's "Salt Content of Foods," (pdf 14.52 kB) August 17
Feldman letter to Members of Congress on Water Resources Development Act (pdf 24.44 kB) , June 30
Four Leading Nutrition and Cardiovascular Researchers Challenge 2005 Salt Intake Guidelines , June 9 (link to on-demand hour-long webcast with FAQ)
Hanneman article, "The not-so-sunny South" in American City & County magazine, April 1
Hanneman to EU Commissioner Markos Kyprianou on EU Platform (pdf 14.28 kB) , March 25
News Release: Salt Industry Achieves Record Safety in 2004 (pdf 28.04 kB) , March 14
News Release: "Fresh Insight" and "Support for Skeptics" in New Blood Pressure Report (pdf 35.35 kB) , March 9
Hanneman response to CSPI report on salt (pdf 31.90 kB) , February 24
Hanneman to Food Standards Australia New Zealand on mandatory salt iodization (pdf 32.23 kB) , February 23
News Release: Appeal for Data Quality in Federal Nutrition Policy (pdf 29.06 kB) , January 14
Salt Institute Endorses Improving Dietary Quality - response to release of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (pdf 27.48 kB) , January 12
2004
Salt Institute to National Institutes of Health on Enhanced Public Access to NIH Research Information (pdf 35.13 kB) , November 15
Hanneman to Salt Institute member CEOs on Rising Freight and Energy Costs (pdf 15.22 kB) , October 5
Hanneman to HHS/USDA hearing on Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 87.58 kB) , September 21
News Release: Winners of the 2004 Salt Institute Excellence in Storage Award (pdf 33.04 kB) , September 13
Hanneman article "Towards USI: A Salt Industry Perspective" in IDD Newsletter (ICCIDD) (pdf 646.29 kB) , August
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commitee, re Bray DASH-Sodium paper (pdf 29.08 kB) , July 26
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commitee, re nutrition research agenda (pdf 22.41 kB) , July 16
Hanneman to Dr. Muhammad Nasir Khan, World Health Assembly, re WHO Global Strategy (pdf 19.85 kB) , May 18 news release (pdf 29.11 kB)
Salt Institute comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 20.34 kB) , April 28
Feldman presentation to North American Snow Conference (pdf 258.12 kB) , April 27
Hanneman to Ian Shugart, Health Canada, re WHO Global Health Strategy (pdf 53.18 kB) , April 21
Salt Institute comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 60.81 kB) , April 6
News Release: Salt Institute Salutes Environment Canada for new Road Salts Code of Practice (pdf 38.47 kB) , April 6
News Release: Salt Institute, U.S. Chamber Go to Court Seeking Release of Salt Study Data (pdf 15.51 kB) , March 31 US Chamber release
News Release: Snowfighting Pays Dividends (pdf 39.13 kB) , March 22
News Release: Salt Industry Safety Record Improves (pdf 15.44 kB) , March 22
Salt Institute comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 49.39 kB) , March 15
News Release: No Consensus on Salt Restriction (pdf 18.68 kB) , February 11
News Release: Canadian Guidelines Reject Universal Salt Restriction (pdf 27.27 kB) , February 6
2003
Feldman article on "A Consumers' Guide for Selecting the Right Water Softener Salt: Responding to Q&A" in Water Treatment Dealer (pdf 208.22 kB) , November/December (reproduced with permission)
Hanneman to Office of Management and Budget on proposed Peer Review Bulletin (pdf 32.19 kB) , December 15 (OMB posting )
Leblanc and Hamilton Comments on Environment Canada's Proposed Code of Practice-Road Salts Management (pdf 50.69 kB) , November 14
Hanneman presentation on "Training: Key to Salt Management" to Ontario Good Roads Association (pdf 363.77 kB) , October 23
Hanneman presentation on "The World of Salt: A North American Perspective" at Salt Symposium, Tokyo (pdf 538.18 kB) , October 16
Feldman article on "A Consumers' Guide for Selecting the Right Water Softener Salt" in Water Treatment Dealer (pdf 268.02 kB) , September/October (reproduced with permission)
September 29
News Release: Salt Institute Lauds Proposed Environment Canada Code of Practice (pdf 13.93 kB) , September 22
Salt Institute, US Chamber Appeal for Release of DASH-Sodium data (pdf 222.98 kB) , September 22
News Release: Salt Institute, US Chamber Appeal for Release of DASH-Sodium data (pdf 27.54 kB) , September 22
Hanneman article on "La Industria de la Sal en América Latina" in Agua Latinoamérica, Septiembre/Octubre
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 85.75 kB) , September 9
Winners of 2003 Salt Institute "Exellence in Storage" awards announced (pdf 32.24 kB) , August 26
Hanneman article on "Dodging Bullets" in Water Treatment Dealer (pdf 220.46 kB) , July/August issue (reproduced with permission)
Hanneman to US Food and Drug Administration on Revison to "Healthy" Definition for Sodium on Nutrition Labels (pdf 110.79 kB) , July 5
Hanneman article on "Latin America's Salt Industry" in Water Conditioning & Purification, June issue
Hanneman article on "SARS and Ion-Exchange Water Softening" in Water Treatment Dealer (pdf 219.54 kB) , May/June issue (reproduced with permission)
Salt Institute, US Chamber petition under Data Quality Act for DASH-Sodium data (pdf 233.03 kB) , May 15
News Release: Salt Institute, US Chamber Petition under Data Quality Act for DASH-Sodium data (pdf 30.08 kB) , May 15 also (US Chamber release )
Hanneman to Don Boudria, Canada's Special Committee of Council on Possible Schedule 1 Listing of "Road Salts," (pdf 42.44 kB) May 13
Hanneman to Office of Management and Budget on Draft Report to Congress on Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness (pdf 13.04 kB)
, May 5
(OMB posting
)
Hanneman to US Food and Drug Administration on Revision to "Healthy" Definition for Sodium on Nutrition Labels (pdf 14.37 kB)
, May 5
Hanneman to Michael Zeilinger, US AID on Iodized Salt for post-war Iraq (pdf 13.90 kB)
, April 24
Hamilton and Leblanc to Canadian Environmental Minister David Anderson on Possible Schedule 1 Listing of "Road Salts," (pdf 38.93 kB) April 14
Hanneman article on "New Answers on Sodium (and a New Question too)" in Water Treatment Dealer (pdf 180.30 kB) , March/April issue (reproduced with permission)
Hanneman reaction statement to WHO "Expert Report on Diet, Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Diseases," (pdf 30.68 kB) March 3 (WHO posting )
Feldman joins Salt Institute as new Technical Director (pdf 27.49 kB) , March 1
2002
Hanneman to British Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on Dietary Salt Policy (pdf 37.08 kB) on December 27
Hanneman reaction statement to APHA call for salt reduction in restaurants and food processing (pdf 13.04 kB) on November 12
Hanneman article on "Roadway Operations for Winter Safety and Mobility" in APWA Reporter, October issue
Hanneman article "A Safety Expert Speaks Out -- on Road Weather Safety" in Road Safety Reporter 4th Quarter 2002
Hanneman letter to Canadian Transport Minister David Collenette on Road Safety Vision 2010 (pdf 47.42 kB) on August 29
Hanneman letter to Michigan DEQ Director Russell Harding on Salt Storage Standards (pdf 23.90 kB) on August 26
Hanneman to US Environmental Protection Agency on Sodium in Drinking Water (pdf 50.04 kB) on August 2
Hanneman to US EPA on Sodium in Drinking Water, supplemental comments (pdf 15.99 kB) , on August 2
Hanneman article "Water Softeners and Salt: Still a Dealer's Foundation" in Water Conditioning & Purification (pdf 47.43 kB) , August issue (reproduced with permission of Water Conditioning & Purification magazine)
Salt Institute Statement on Authorized Food Additives in Japan (pdf 13.83 kB) on June 25
Hanneman to National Institutes of Health on Draft Guidelines to Implement the Data Quality Act (pdf 57.93 kB) on May 31
Hanneman to Food and Nutrition Board Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes for Electrolytes and Water (pdf 79.04 kB) on April 30 ( PowerPoint (pdf 31.45 kB) )
Hanneman Opinion Editorial on "Highway Safety and Salt-Efficient Snowfighting" in Living Safety (pdf 322.83 kB) (Canada Safety Council), Spring 2002 (reproduced with permission of the Canada Safety Council )
Hanneman to Road Salt Stakeholders Meeting on Implementing Sensible Salting (pdf 31.24 kB) on April 23 ( PowerPoint (pdf 13.74 kB) )
Hanneman to World Health Organization on draft report "Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases" (pdf 82.89 kB) on April 13
Hanneman presentation to Water Quality Association on "Salt: New Questions. New Answers." (pdf 59.49 kB) on March 6
King to Environment Canada opposing recommended listing of "road salts" as "toxic substances" (pdf 147.19 kB) on February 28
2001
King to all [Canadians] concerned with providing effective winter roadway safety and mobility (pdf 49.30 kB) on December 21
Hanneman response to DASH-Sodium article in Annals of Internal Medicine (pdf 13.04 kB) on December 18
King to Hon. Herb Gray (and SCC/Cabinet) on Failure of Environment Canada's "Road Salts" Communications Plan (pdf 46.55 kB) on December 11
Briscoe article on "You Survived Last Winter....Did You Learn Anything?" in Better Roads, December issue
King to Standing Committee of Council (Canadian Cabinet) on Importance of Good Communications on "Road Salts" (pdf 46.55 kB) on October 30
King to Standing Committee of Council (Canadian Cabinet) on Science in "Road Salts" Assessment (pdf 73.85 kB) on October 1
Bertram and Jim M. Wolf, IMC Salt to Ground Water Protection Council Forum on Salt Storage (pdf 82.78 kB) on September 25
Hanneman to Health Canada on Health Claim Label Regulations (pdf 14.71 kB) on July 24
Hanneman article "Salt: Asking the Right Questions About Dietary Sodium" in Water Conditioning & Purification (pdf 43.86 kB) , July issue (reproduced with permission of Water Conditioning & Purification magazine)
Bertram to Kansas Department of Health & Environment on Surface Water Quality Standards (pdf 10.21 kB) on July 20
King to Environment Canada Minister David Anderson on Draft Assessment Report (pdf 46.45 kB) on July 10
Hanneman to US EPA on Preliminary Administrative Determination (pdf 59.90 kB) on July 5
King to Health Canada Minister Allan Rock on Draft Assessment Report (pdf 17.92 kB) on June 25
Hanneman "Below the Beltway" interview in Washington Post (pdf 38.55 kB) on April 8
News Release on 2000 Salt Institute Safety Contest (pdf 13.95 kB) on March 9
News Release on NHLBI has right issue but Wrong Solution on Salt Sensitivity (pdf 41.59 kB) on February 15
News Release on Dietary Quality, not Dietary Salt, Most Responsible for Healthy Blood Presssure (pdf 38.12 kB) on Jan. 4
2000
News Release on Importance of Available Salt for Winter Roadway Deicing (pdf 17.60 kB) on December 29
King to Environment Canada on Draft Assessment Report for "Road Salts" (pdf 193.28 kB) on October 20
News Release on Environment Canada's Recommendation on "Road Salts" (pdf 40.21 kB) on August 11
Petition to (US) Secretary of Labor for Rulemaking on Mine Hoist Regulations (pdf 92.14 kB) on July 20
Hanneman to Mexican Ministry of Health on Salt Specifications (pdf 55.67 kB) on July 19 (Spanish)
Hanneman to Mexican Ministry of Health on Salt Specifications (pdf 53.80 kB) on July 19 (English)
King to Canadian Ministers of Environment and Health on Environmental Assessment of "Road Salts" (pdf 46.09 kB) on July 4
Hanneman statement on NHLBI news release on DASH-Sodium Study (pdf 31.11 kB) on May 17
Hanneman to (US) Food and Drug Administration on Health Claims/Pearson v. Shalala Decision (pdf 42.66 kB) on April 4
Hanneman/Briscoe Guest Column on Access-to-Data
posted on website of Center for Regulatory Effectiveness, March 28
Hanneman to US Dept of Agriculture/US Dept of Health and Human Serviceson Dietary Guidelines (pdf 53.00 kB)
on March 15
Hanneman to US Dept of Agriculture/US Dept of Health and Human Services on Dietary Guidelines (pdf 50.31 kB) on March 10
Bertram to (US) Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Ergonomics regulations (pdf 51.38 kB) on March 3
Hanneman to US Dept of Agriculture on Sodium Content of "Healthy" Foods (pdf 16.82 kB) on Jan. 27
News Release on $5 Billion Cost of US East Coast Snowstorm (pdf 32.93 kB) , January 25
Statement on January 19 CBC-TV story (pdf 39.45 kB) , January 20
News Releaseon Americans' Concern with Dietary Salt Shrinks to Record Low (pdf 30.27 kB) on January 6
1999
News Release on (non) relationship of road salts to cancer (pdf 40.33 kB) on December 17
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 42.48 kB) , September 8
Hamilton to Canadian Senate Environment Committee on Importance of Road Salts (pdf 49.81 kB) , September 1
Hamilton to Canadian Senate Environment Committee on Importance of Road Salts (pdf 53.26 kB) (in French), September 1
Hanneman to FDA on "Significant Scientific Agreement in Review of Health Claims" (pdf 29.04 kB) on August 30
Bertram to MSHA on Diesel Emissions Particulates (pdf 68.60 kB) , July 26
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (pdf 68.58 kB) , July 19
Hanneman to US HHS Secy Shalala on "Unified Dietary Guidelines" (pdf 35.78 kB) on July 19
Hanneman to US HHS Secy Shalala on "Unified Dietary Guidelines" (pdf 34.03 kB) on June 18
Hanneman to Canadian Senate Committee on CEPA Reform (pdf 39.26 kB) , June 14,
Hanneman to House Appropriations Committeeon Access-to-Data (pdf 53.95 kB) , May 28
Bertram to MSHA on Diesel Emissions Particulates (pdf 35.62 kB) , May 25
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on Canadian Guidelines (pdf 16.59 kB) , May 21
Hanneman letter to Sen. John McCain on Jones Act Reform (pdf 10.28 kB) , May 20
Hanneman to Federal Highway Administration on roadway safety performance (pdf 11.17 kB) , May 12
Bertram to MSHA on Diesel Emissions Particulates (pdf 47.73 kB) , April 30
Bertram to Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources on chloride discharges (pdf 15.19 kB) , April 28
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on revised Guidelines (pdf 64.74 kB) , April 23
Hanneman to American Institute for Cancer Research on AICR report (pdf 24.94 kB) , April 9
Hanneman to FDA on health claims regulations (pdf 22.23 kB) , April 8
Hanneman to Office of Management and Budget on Access-to-Data (pdf 36.49 kB) , April 1
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on revised Guidelines (pdf 29.96 kB) , February 24
Hanneman to Lenfant/NHLBI on NHLBI "Sodium & Blood Pressure Workshop," (pdf 21.79 kB) February 4
Hanneman to Levitt/FDA on sodium and health issues (pdf 62.25 kB) , January 22
Hanneman to Lenfant/NHLBI on NHLBI "Sodium & Blood Pressure Workshop", (pdf 32.91 kB) January 21
Salt Institute statement on Standard & Poor's DRI study on costs of blizzards (pdf 14.89 kB) , January
Hanneman on "Salt Issues in Washington," (pdf 51.19 kB) Winter 1999
1998
Hanneman to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on safety record-keeping (pdf 16.73 kB) , October 21
Hanneman to U.S. HHS on Healthy People 2010 National Health Objectives (pdf 53.48 kB) , October 16
Bertram to ASME on mine elevators (pdf 17.52 kB) , September 25
Bertram to MSHA on surface haulage rules (pdf 12.64 kB) , September 25
Bertram to U.S. EPA on "available cyanide" testing protocol (pdf 11.99 kB) , September 1
Hanneman to U.S. Senate Commerce Cmte on Jones Act Reform (pdf 9.92 kB) , September 1
Hanneman article "Sodium Debate Continues" in Water Technology, August issue
Hanneman article "Salt: Fading Public Concern or Rising Regulatory Issue?" (pdf 42.09 kB) in Water Conditioning & Purification, August issue (reproduced with permission of Water Conditioning & Purification magazine)
Hanneman on 1997 US DOT "Conditions and Performance" Report (pdf 16.83 kB) , May 21
Hanneman to FDA on Nutrition Label definition of "healthy", (pdf 51.42 kB) May 19
Bertram to MSHA on "miners' rights" proposal (pdf 10.15 kB) , April 17
Bertram to MSHA on "significant & substantial" rule (pdf 11.81 kB) , April 17
Bertram to U.S. Pharmacopeil Convention on bromides (pdf 16.55 kB) , April 17
Hanneman to House/Senate conferees on TEA-21 (surface transporation), (pdf 12.26 kB) April 15
Hanneman to U.S. Senate on depletion allowances (pdf 9.99 kB) , April 14
Hanneman on Alderman NHANES "health outcomes" analysis in The Lancet (pdf 13.47 kB) , March 14
Hanneman to National Drinking Water Advisory Council on DWEL for sodium (pdf 55.83 kB) , January 28
1997
Hanneman on "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" (DASH) Study (pdf 17.49 kB) , April 17
Hanneman to National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee on its policy of universal sodium restriction (pdf 38.17 kB) , April 3
Hanneman to Roadway Safety Foundation on deicing for better traffic safety (pdf 12.95 kB) , March 27
Hanneman on NHLBI "Trials of Hypertension Prevention, phase II" Study (pdf 16.71 kB) , March 24
Hanneman to U.S. EPA on particulate emission standards (pdf 21.67 kB) , March 11
Hanneman on ABC-TV special on "Junk Science" (pdf 12.16 kB) on January 10
1996
Salt Institute withdraws FDA petition (pdf 14.62 kB) , December 27
News release: Salt Institute petitions FDA to rescind "sodium/hypertension" health claim (pdf 14.57 kB) , September 19
Salt Institute Citizen's Petition to FDA to rescind "sodium/hypertension" health claim (pdf 127.14 kB) , September 19
Hanneman article in Water Conditioning and Purification on sodium and health (pdf 32.88 kB)
Hanneman article in Public Works magazine on performance and accountability, (pdf 309.40 kB) July
Hanneman to U.S. House on taking Highway Trust Fund off-budget (pdf 10.34 kB) , February 27
Hanneman to U.S. State Department on longshore labor issues (pdf 26.40 kB) , January 26
1995
Briscoe article in Public Risk magazine on winter maintenance for risk management (pdf 37.81 kB) , October