Assemblyman Felix Ortiz brought the ruckus last week when the media caught wind of his proposal to fully ban "the use of salt by restaurants in the preparation of food." The anti-salt assault prompted such a backlash (even nanny Bloombeg thought he went too far!) that Ortiz, a Democrat whose district includes Sunset Park, has now backed away from the bill, and is advocating a more moderate salt-reduction policy. "My intention for this legislation was to prohibit the use of salt as an additive to meals," Ortiz said in a statement. "If salt is a functional component of the recipe, by all means, it should be included." Nevertheless, there's a sharp contrast between Ortiz's stated intent and what he actually put in the bill.