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While many nutritionists maintained that a healthy diet could accommodate any food in moderation, by the late 1980s, others began to express growing concerns about the nutritional value of many commonly consumed snack foods and advocate for stronger nutritional labeling requirements. In 1987, FDA asked: “As we grown-ups pay more attention to what we’re eating, are we leaving the kids to fend for themselves in the “junk food jungles?"

For more information about FDA history visit www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/default.htm
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Unless otherwise noted, the contents of the Food and Drug Administration website (www.fda.gov) —both text and graphics— are public domain in the United States. [1] (August 18, 2005, last updated July 14, 2015)
This image was originally posted to Flickr by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration at https://www.flickr.com/photos/39736050@N02/8211154495. It was reviewed on 28 June 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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