The Salt Institute is an active participant in the public discussion of water softening issues. We contribute articles to magazines, participate in media interviews and make public presentations. Here are some of the key documents on water softening issues. If you identify an article of interest, you'll find it in our public statements Archive . These statements address water issues including protecting drinking water quality, preserving water quality for re-use and maintaining the efficiency of septic systems.
2008
Hanneman letter to CA Gov. Schwartzenegger urging veto of AB 2270, July 3
2007
Satin letter to WHO on Calcium and Magnesium Supplementation of Desalinated Water, August 28
Satin letter to FDA on Draft Guidance for Evidence-Based Scientific Evaluation of Health Claims, July 20
News release: “Estimate” of health savings a “house of cards”. Hanneman response to Canadian Journal of Cardiology article, May 8
Satin lecture on Salt, Diet and Health: Myth-Information, Myth-Interpretation and Myth-Perception at Salt Expo, Naples, Italy, May 3
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, April 23
2006
Hanneman letter to Environment Ontario on Bill 43, Clean Water Act, August 28
Hanneman responds to AMA resolution on salt, June 13
Hanneman letter to Health Canada on sodium recommendation of Canadian Food Guide, May 12
Feldman article "Soft Water = Increased CVD Risk = Poor Science!" in March Water Conditioning & Purification
News Release: New Study Finds 37% Higher Deaths on Low-salt Diets, February 27
2005
Four Leading Nutrition and Cardiovascular Researchers Challenge 2005 Salt Intake Guidelines, June 9 (webcast with FAQ)
Hanneman to EU Commissioner Markos Kyprianou on EU Platform, March 25
News Release: "Fresh Insight" and "Support for Skeptics" in New Blood Pressure Report, March 9
Hanneman response to CSPI report on salt, February 24
Salt Institute Endorses Improving Dietary Quality - response to release of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, January 12
2004
Hanneman to HHS/USDA hearing on Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, September 21
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commitee, re Bray DASH-Sodium paper, July 26
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commitee, re nutrition research agenda, July 16
Hanneman to Dr. Muhammad Nasir Khan, World Health Assembly, re WHO Global Strategy, May 18
Salt Institute comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, April 28
Salt Institute comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, April 6
Salt Institute comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, March 15
News Release: No Consensus on Salt Restriction, February 11
News Release: Canadian Guidelines Reject Universal Salt Restriction, February 6
2003
Feldman article on "A Consumers' Guide for Selecting the Right Water Softener Salt: Responding to Q&A" in Water Treatment Dealer, November/December
Feldman article on "A Consumers' Guide for Selecting the Right Water Softener Salt" in Water Treatment Dealer, September/October
Salt Institute, US Chamber Appeal for Release of DASH-Sodium data, September 22
News Release: Salt Institute, US Chamber Appeal for Release of DASH-Sodium data, September 22
Hanneman article on "La Industria de la Sal en América Latina" in Agua Latinoamérica, Septiembre/Octubre
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, September 9
Hanneman article on "Dodging Bullets" in Water Treatment Dealer, July/August issue
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, May/June issue
Salt Institute, US Chamber petition under Data Quality Act for DASH-Sodium data, May 15
News Release: Salt Institute, US Chamber Petition under Data Quality Act for DASH-Sodium data, May 15 also (US Chamber release)
Hanneman article on "New Answers on Sodium (and a New Question too)" in Water Treatment Dealer, March/April issue
2002
Hanneman to British Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on Dietary Salt Policy on December 27
Hanneman to US Environmental Protection Agency on Sodium in Drinking Water on August 2
Hanneman to US EPA on Sodium in Drinking Water, supplemental comments, on August 2
Hanneman article "Water Softeners and Salt: Still a Dealer's Foundation" in Water Conditioning & Purification, August issue
Hanneman to Food and Nutrition Board Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes for Electrolytes and Water on April 30 (PowerPoint)
Hanneman to World Health Organization on draft report "Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases on April 13
Hanneman presentation to Water Quality Association on "Salt: New Questions. New Answers." on March 6
2001
Hanneman response to DASH-Sodium article in Annals of Internal Medicine on December 18
Bertram and Jim M. Wolf, IMC Salt to Ground Water Protection Council Forum on Salt Storage on September 25
Hanneman article "Salt: Asking the Right Questions About Dietary Sodium" in Water Conditioning & Purification, July issue
Bertram to Kansas Department of Health & Environment on Surface Water Quality Standards on July 20
News Release on Dietary Quality, not Dietary Salt, Most Responsible for Healthy Blood Presssure on Jan. 4
2000
Hanneman statement on NHLBI news release on DASH-Sodium Study on May 17
Hanneman to US Dept of Agriculture/US Dept of Health and Human Services on March 15 on Dietary Guidelines
Hanneman to US Dept of Agriculture/US Dept of Health and Human Services on March 10 on Dietary Guidelines
News Release on January 6 on Americans' Concern with Dietary Salt Shrinks to Record Low
1999
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, May 21 on Canadian Guidelines
Bertram to Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, April 28 on chloride discharges
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, April 23 on revised Guidelines
Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, February 24 on revised Guidelines
Hanneman to Lenfant/NHLBI, February 4 on NHLBI "Sodium & Blood Pressure
Workshop"Hanneman to Levitt/FDA, January 22 on sodium and health issues
Hanneman to Lenfant/NHLBI, January 21 on NHLBI "Sodium & Blood Pressure Workshop"
1998
Hanneman to U.S. HHS, October 16 on Healthy People 2010 National Health Objectives
Hanneman article "Sodium Debate Continues" in Water Technology, August issue
Hanneman article "Salt: Fading Public Concern or Rising Regulatory Issue?" in Water Conditioning & Purification, August issue
Hanneman on Alderman NHANES "health outcomes" analysis in The Lancet, March 14
Hanneman to National Drinking Water Advisory Council, January 28 on DWEL for sodium
1997
Hanneman on "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" (DASH) Study, April 17
Hanneman to National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee, April 3 on its policy of universal sodium restriction
Hanneman on NHLBI "Trials of Hypertension Prevention, phase II" Study, March 24
Hanneman on ABC-TV special January 10 on "Junk Science"
1996
Salt Institute withdraws FDA petition, December 27
Salt Institute petitions FDA to rescind "sodium/hypertension" health claim, September 19 (news release)
Salt Institute Citizen's Petition to FDA, September 19, to rescind "sodium/hypertension" health claim
Hanneman article in Water Conditioning and Purification on sodium and health