Never Buy These 8 Salt Brands in Australia (And the 2 That Are Worth It)
You're paying up to $18 for salt that has never been independently tested. In this video, we go brand by brand through the 8 salt products Australians should stop buying — and the 2 that actually hold up to scrutiny. We cover hidden additives, microplastic contamination from plastic grinders, the iodine deficiency risk no premium salt brand will tell you about, and the FSANZ regulatory gaps that let all of it happen legally. 📋 KEY SOURCES & EVIDENCE FSANZ Food Standards https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food... FSANZ Standard 1.3.1 — Food Additives (anti-caking agents 535, 536, 554) https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food... FSANZ Standard 2.10.2 — Salt & Salt Products (iodine mandates) https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/cons... FSANZ Standard 1.4.1 — Contaminants and Natural Toxicants https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food... NHMRC — Iodine as a nutrient of concern in Australia https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/health-advic... ACCC Grocery Sector Market Study (Coles/Woolworths 67% market share) https://www.accc.gov.au/inquiries-and... Lead Safe Mama — Independent Third-Party Laboratory Testing of Cerebos Iodised Table Salt (December 2025) https://tamararubin.com/2025/12/cereb... Clean Green Toxicant Free — David's Kosher Salt heavy metal test results (3.5 ppb lead, 10.83 ppb arsenic) https://cleangreentoxicantfree.com/in... FAO/UN — Heavy metals in edible salt, Pakistan coastal salt pans (Lyari River study, 2021) https://agris.fao.org/search/fr/recor... Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission 2020 https://www.mdba.gov.au/basin-plan-ro... Chemosphere 2023 — Microplastic transfer from plastic grinder mechanisms https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Environmental Science and Technology 2022 — Microplastics in sea salt https://pubs.acs.org/journal/esthag Cheetham Salt — ISO 22000 and Australian operations https://www.cheetham.com.au Choice Australia — Food labelling investigations https://www.choice.com.au/food-and-dr... Saltverk Iceland — Product data and availability https://saltverk.com #AustraliaFoodExposed #SaltBrands #WoolworthsVsColes #FoodLabelling #FSANZ #HimalayanSalt #MurrayRiverSalt #MicroplasticsFood #AustralianFood #FoodTransparency #ACCCFoodWatch #IodineDeficiency #FoodAdditives #HealthyEating #SupermarketSecrets #ColesWoolworths #FoodSafety #AustralianSupermarket #CleanEating #FoodInvestigation Disclaimer: This video is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It contains commentary, analysis, and opinion based on publicly available information, including ingredient labels, nutrition facts, regulatory disclosures, and company-published materials. This content does not allege illegal activity by any individual or company. Any references to brands or products are for the purpose of consumer education and public interest discussion. Viewers are encouraged to review official sources and make their own informed decisions.
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