With the busy schedule, many of us rely on the foods that are offered at convenience stores. But that may not be a healthy choice if all your meals depended on it. According to the Consumer Protection Commission, some of the products, such as oden, contain high level of sodium, and to remind the public to consume in moderation, the four major chain stores are required to provide food labels before this coming March.

Many people, seeking convenience, go to convenience stores for cooked food.

Foods such as Japanese-styled Oden or American-styled hot dogs are popular for their taste and convenience.

However, the Consumer Protection Commission has found that these quick and easy cooked foods contain high amounts of sodium.

Nutritionists say that the Department of Health advises on a sodium intake of less than 2400mg per day.

This number is easily exceeded with foods sold in convenience stores.

The CPC has discovered that besides the primary food item itself, the sauce packets that they come with also contain high amounts of sodium.

For example, the soy sauce paste packet contains 135mg of sodium in every 10grams.

As a public reminder, convenience stores foods should be taken with moderation; even broths and food packets contain high traces of sodium.

Currently there are no regulations regarding the food labels on these kinds of food items.

However, the CPC has issued a request to four major convenience store corporations to start putting on labels indicating the amount of sodium in the foods.

The four corporations have responded that they will start putting on labels no later than March.

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