How sushi sold on Britain's high street can be saltier than a BIG MAC

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline audited dozens of options sold at Wasabi and Itsu, two of the UK's best-loved Japanese chains. The worst-offender was found to contain roughly 5.8g of salt.

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